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Is a blue moon possible?
Normally there are 3 full moons every quarter year, one per month. But there is about an 11 day difference between a 12 full moon, or new moon, lunar year and a 12 month Earth solar year. These days add up until it results in a month with 2 full moons. One at the beginning of the month and 1 at the end of the month. This can also result in a very rare 2 blue moon year. The calculation depends on where you live. So while N. America will have only 1 blue moon in Jan. 2010, Australia will see blue moons in both January and March. The reverse happened in 1999. A blue moon happens about every 2.5 years and a double blue moon occurs about 5 times in a century. The term "blue moon" means an extra full moon but we can have, and have had, blue colored moons. Generally this is a result of airborne particles like volcanic ash or smoke.
When is the full moon in December 2009?
December 2, and then, as a big, New Year's eve blue moon, on December 31.
What does a blue moon look like?
There are 2 uses of the term 'Blue Moon' - Because the lunar cycle is 28 days and the year has 365 days it works out that there are 13 new moons in a year. The year is divided into 4 seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, each of which would have 3 new moons (which are referred to as the Early Spring Moon, Mid-Spring Moon, Late Spring Moon and so on for the other 3 seasons) and wherever the extra 13th new moon falls it is given the name Blue Moon and this term is used to describe the 3rd new moon out of the 4 in the season. It would look exactly the same as the other 12. The other use of the term Blue Moon is when certain atmospheric conditions, usually smoke at high altitude, gives the Moon the appearance of a slightly blue tint.
How often is once in a blue moon?
When a single month has two full moons, the second full moon is called a Blue Moon. It happens every 2-3 years. Originally, the Maine Farmer's Almanac defined a "blue moon" as the 13th moon in a tropical year(from winter solstice to winter solstice). Normally, each season would consist of 3 moons. In a season of 4 moons, the third would be considered blue. Blue ink was used to record this event in the almanac. As a reference to the event, though, the idiom "once in a blue moon" means rarely. There is no set amount of time.
What is a blue moons?
AstronomyA "blue moon" is the second full moon to occur in a calendar month. It happens rarely, hence the phrase, "Once in a blue moon." Because full moons occur every 29.5 days, a second full moon can occur if the first one is early enough in a month.Since a year has 11 days more than the 12 lunar months, the extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years (on average about every 2.7154 years) there is an extra full moon. The extra moon is also called a "blue moon".The original use of the term blue moon was by the Farmers Almanac, to mean the third of four full moons in a "season." This nomenclature allowed the final full moon to be used in various seasonal calculations.Hypothetical PlanetAurelia and Blue Moon are hypothetical examples of a planet and a moon on which extraterrestrial life could evolve. The fictional satellite, called Blue Moon, of a hypothetical planet (Aurelia) was an exercise underwritten by National Geographic.(see related links)
Does blue moon occur twice every year?
No, it varies. A blue moon is a second full moon in a calender month - December 2009 was the last blue moon.
What year did Andy Williams sing Moon River?
Originally in 1961
How do you see a blue moon?
There isn't anything special about a "blue moon"; it is just the second full moon in a calendar year, which happens about every other year. The Moon doesn't actually turn "blue". The only thing that causes the Moon to literally appear blue is fine volcanic ash high in the stratosphere.
What year did Sinatra record Blue Moon?
1961
What year did Frank Sinatra first sing Moon River?
Old Blue Eyes released an album in 1964 which included the track Moon River. The song's most famous Hollywood debut, though, was in Breakfast at Tiffany's and was sung by Audrey Hepburn.
What is a blue moon as in a riddle or game?
Blue moon is a board game which was published by Kosmos/Fantasy Flight games in the year 2004
When last did a year pass without a blue moon?
2008
When do you get your child in harvest moon ds?
A year after you get married with the blue feather.
Is a new year blue moon lucky?
Let's hope so!
Does a blue moon refer to a color blue moon?
No, it is the name given to a second full moon occurring in the same calendar month. (This does not happen often)Some sources indicate that the original "blue moon" was the 13th calendar-year full moon, which occurs because the calendar year has 11 more days than the 12 lunar months. Every two or three years there is a 13th full moon.
When was the last time a blue moon fell on New Year's Eve?
1990.
Is a blue moon possible?
Normally there are 3 full moons every quarter year, one per month. But there is about an 11 day difference between a 12 full moon, or new moon, lunar year and a 12 month Earth solar year. These days add up until it results in a month with 2 full moons. One at the beginning of the month and 1 at the end of the month. This can also result in a very rare 2 blue moon year. The calculation depends on where you live. So while N. America will have only 1 blue moon in Jan. 2010, Australia will see blue moons in both January and March. The reverse happened in 1999. A blue moon happens about every 2.5 years and a double blue moon occurs about 5 times in a century. The term "blue moon" means an extra full moon but we can have, and have had, blue colored moons. Generally this is a result of airborne particles like volcanic ash or smoke.
