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October 6, 2017, 10:03 AM

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A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)(AP/John Minchillo)

WASHINGTON — If you’ve thought the moon seems a bit bigger in the sky lately, you’d be right.

While the moon obviously isn’t growing, it has appeared to be a bit bigger and last night it officially became known as the harvest moon.

NASA’s website says the harvest moon is the name of a full moon that happens within two weeks of the autumnal equinox, or when fall begins. This year that was Sept. 22.

It gets its name because it produces enough light that farmers would have been able work into the night to collect their fall harvest.

Check out the photos of the moon in the sky like a big pizza pie.

A look at the a full Harvest Moon. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
Here’s a look at the a full Harvest Moon. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
WTOP/Greg Redfern
A partial lunar halo surrounds a full Harvest moon early on Friday morning. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
A partial lunar halo surrounds a full Harvest moon early on Friday morning. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
WTOP/Greg Redfern
The Great Bends Lighthouse is seen as a thick cloud layer obstructs the view of the full moon rising over the Raritan Bay, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in South Amboy, N.J. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The Great Bends Lighthouse is seen as a thick cloud layer obstructs the view of the full moon rising over the Raritan Bay, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in South Amboy, N.J. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it’s the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it’s the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
A boat cruises in front of the Great Bends Lighthouse as a thick cloud layer obstructs the view of the full moon rising over the Raritan Bay, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in South Amboy, N.J. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A boat cruises in front of the Great Bends Lighthouse as a thick cloud layer obstructs the view of the full moon rising over the Raritan Bay, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in South Amboy, N.J. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it’s the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it’s the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
AP Photo/John Minchillo
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A look at the a full Harvest Moon. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
A partial lunar halo surrounds a full Harvest moon early on Friday morning. (WTOP/Greg Redfern)
The Great Bends Lighthouse is seen as a thick cloud layer obstructs the view of the full moon rising over the Raritan Bay, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in South Amboy, N.J. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A boat cruises in front of the Great Bends Lighthouse as a thick cloud layer obstructs the view of the full moon rising over the Raritan Bay, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in South Amboy, N.J. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A pedestrian crosses over the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge as the full moon rises, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Cincinnati. The moon, better known as the Harvest Moon because it's the first full moon during the fall season, had not risen in its full stage during the month of October since 2009. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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