"Blue Moon" by The Marcels
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fy1HeJv80
Posted on 07/27/2015 1:02:14 PM PDT by GoneSalt
The moon was full on July 2, and it’ll be full again on July 31. The second of two full moons in a calendar month is often called a Blue Moon.
_________________________
The next Blue Moon is July 31, 2015. In recent decades, many people have begun using the name Blue Moon to describe the second full moon of a calendar month. There was a full moon on July 2, 2015. There’s another full moon on July 31. So the July 31 full moon will be called a Blue Moon, according to this definition.
The time between one full moon and the next is close to the length of a calendar month. So the only time one month can have two full moons is when the first full moon happens in the first few days of the month. This happens every 2-3 years, so these sorts of Blue Moons come about that often.
When was the last Blue Moon, according to the monthly definition? It happened on August 31, 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at earthsky.org ...
"Blue Moon" by The Marcels
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v0fy1HeJv80
Blue moon......
Manchester City fans will be happy.
Re “Next Blue Moon is July 31”. Not if the temperature drops a lot in Anchorage and the bars are open.
Maybe I’ll get laid.
Ping Jack!
But it never happens on the Hebrew calendar!
Sorry, I am tired and feeling cheeky I guess ;)
There’s a full moon coming this Friday that is unlike anything we’ve seen since 2012 and won’t see again until early 2018 — it’s called a blue moon.
The colour of the moon will not change. This full moon is special because it’s the second one to occur this month — that’s what a “blue moon” is. The first full moon happened on July 2.
The chances of seeing two full moons within the same month is a rare phenomenon that only takes place about once every 2 1/2 years. The next blue moon won’t come until January 2, 2018.
No way you'd see a full moon with the sun behind it.
>>”No way you’d see a full moon with the sun behind it.”<<
“behind it” ... I think you’re right. I’m in the southern hemisphere, often see the full moon any time during the day or night. The full moon rises on the east as the sun is setting in the west? Opposite directions?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.