autumn moon; harvest moon
Refers to the moon in autumn, especially the bright, clear moon of mid-autumn. Often carries poetic or seasonal connotations.
秋月が美しい夜だった。
It was a night with a beautiful autumn moon.
I sipped tea on the veranda while gazing at the autumn moon.
spring flowers and autumn moon; beauty of nature through the seasons
Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 月 (moon). The reading しゅうげつ is the on'yomi reading of the kanji.