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→ See all Full Moon names and their meanings. The Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest traditionally called this time of the season the Mountain Shadows Moon. Along the same vein, the Assiniboine people named this period Black Cherries Moon, referring to when chokecherries become ripe. Alternative August Moon Namesįlying Up Moon is a Cree term describing the time when young birds are finally ready to take the leap and learn to fly.Ĭorn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota), and Ricing Moon (Anishinaabe) signify that this is the time to gather maturing crops. Notice the pointed snout and whisker-like tactile organs near the mouth. The word “sturgeon” means “the stirrer,” which is what this giant fish does when it is looking for food it stirs up the mud and silt on river and lake bottoms.

The lake sturgeon is quite rare today, due to intense overfishing in the 19th century, pollution, and damage to their habitat.

They have evolved in size from the size of a bass to monster sturgeon as big as a Volkswagen.

Today, there are about 29 species worldwide, including the lake sturgeon found in the Great Lakes.

Females require around 20 years to start reproducing, and they can only reproduce every 4 years.

These prehistoric-looking fish have been traced back to around 136 million years ago and many people call them “living fossils.” It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and formerly in the Adriatic Sea. The Sturgeon MoonĪugust’s full Moon was traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer. The beluga ( / blu / ), also known as the beluga sturgeon or great sturgeon ( Huso huso ), is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family ( Acipenseridae) of order Acipenseriformes. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not solely to the full Moon.

The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. → Consult our Moonrise and Moonset Calculator to see precisely when the Sturgeon Moon and the Blue Moon will be visible in your area! Why Is It Called the Sturgeon Moon? → Read more about this year’s supermoons here! (Because its orbit is not a perfect circle, the Moon’s distance from Earth changes throughout the month.) Supermoons are ever-so-slightly closer to Earth than the average full Moon, which technically makes them extra large and bright from Earth’s perspective. The European sea sturgeon ( Acipenser sturio ), also known as the Atlantic sturgeon or common sturgeon, is a species of sturgeon native to Europe. This month we will see TWO supermoons, which means that the second full Moon of the month is both a Blue Moon and the closest full Moon of the year! Supermoons are commonly defined as full Moons that occur while the Moon is at its nearest point to Earth.