The common name for the second full moon in a calendar month is a "blue moon".
Pop quiz; what month can NEVER have a blue moon?
Answer: February.
The second full moon in a month is called a "blue moon."
this year 2014 january & march both have two new moons, sometimes called black moons when this occurs
A blue moon.
The second is called a blue moon.
this year 2014 january & march both have two new moons, sometimes called black moons when this occurs
this year 2014 january & march both have two new moons, sometimes called black moons when this occurs
Its called blue moon.
Yes sometimes there are 2 full moons during one month. These do not happen very often and the second full moon is called a 'blue moon', hence the expression, "once in a blue moon".
Satellites
It is called a "Blue Moon." This phenomenon occurs when there are two full moons within the same calendar month.
Once in a blue moon! Well that is what the second full moon in a month is called, a blue moon. It is very irregular, sometimes it can happen multiple times a year or even two months in a row. Other times it can be years between them.
When there are two full moons in a single calendar month, the second full moon is called a "Blue Moon." This phenomenon occurs approximately once every 2.7 years.