If the moon is full on the last day of a 31 day month, it has to be a
"blue" moon. I think....
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Jeff Crilly wrote:
> Fyi... (I knew it was going to be full, and
> now that I think about it, yes, it would
> be blue too.)
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> First time there's been a full moon on Halloween night in 46 years.
> Next Halloween w/full moon: 2020. Also a blue moon.
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> http://www.jackstargazer.com/scripts0SG0142.html
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> "The Last Full Moon On Halloween Until 2020"
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> Horkheimer: This Halloween will be the last full moon until the year
> 2020.Look east at sunset for a pumpkin orange full moon just above the
> horizon. And because it will be tilted to the left it will look like a
> jack-o-lantern, in fact some astronomers suggest that it was such a full
> moon on a halloween long ago that may have prompted the carving of faces
> on pumpkins at this time of year. At midnight it will be at its highest,
> shining a ghostly white and accompanied by the Seven Sisters flying
> overhead which many cultures have long associated with their days of the
> dead. And remember, this is the last full moon on Halloween for 19
> years.
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