A full moon, known as a Harvest Moon, rises above the Licoln Memorial (L) Washington Monument (C) and US Capitol Building (R/background) on Thursday, September 19, 2013, in Washington, DC. AFP
A full moon glows behind flags at the Washington Monument that have been lowered to half staff to honor the 12 shooting victims this week at the Washington Navy Yard on September 19, 2013 in Washington, DC. Senate Democratic leaders today will hold a news conference at the Capitol while the House and Senate GOP will discuss the continuing resolution to defund Obamacare. (Getty Images/AFP)
People take photos of the "Rising Moon", a 10-meter high dome made from 7,000 plastic bottles, to celebrate the lantern festival as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on September 19, 2013. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival, is a popular East Asian celebration of abundance and togetherness, dating back over 3,000 years to China's Zhou Dynasty. The festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which usually parallels the Autumn Equinox of the solar calendar. AFP
A family celebrates the lantern festival as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on September 19, 2013. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival, is a popular East Asian celebration of abundance and togetherness, dating back over 3,000 years to China's Zhou Dynasty. The festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which usually parallels the Autumn Equinox of the solar calendar. AFP
A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk walks past a Buddha Statue during Poya, a full moon religious festival at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo on September 19, 2013. The predominantly Buddhist Island nation marks every full moon as a key religious holiday. AFP
People celebrate the lantern festival as part of the Mid-Autumn Festival at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on September 19, 2013. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival, is a popular East Asian celebration of abundance and togetherness, dating back over 3,000 years to China's Zhou Dynasty. The festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, which usually parallels the Autumn Equinox of the solar calendar. AFP
The full moon shines beside a historic temple at Taoranting Park during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing on September 19, 2013. The moon worshipping festival is celebrated by the eating of mooncakes which contain an egg yolk to symbolize the moon has been celebrated for over 2500 years in China. AFP
In this Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 photo, the moon shines near the top of Tokyo SkyTree in Tokyo on the mid-autumn festival day. (AP)
A woman releases balloons during the Chinese Moon Festival also known as the Mid-autumn Festival in Paris, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar and is marked by Chinese families and friends gathering to eat Chinese mooncakes together. (AP)
An airlines jet plane approaching Los Angeles International Airport crosses the moon as seen from Monterey Park Calif., Wednesday night , Sept 18, 2013. The Harvest Moon is the full moon that falls closest to the autumnal equinox (this year it falls on this coming Sunday), which marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. (AP)