Show What are the Moon’s phases?  For 2023, there will be 13 full moons. Most of the months will have 1 full moon with the exception of August. For August 2023, a blue moon is on the schedule. Mark your calendars accordingly! Windspree has more information about the amazing sky in the calendar of even more astrological events and a list of eclipses, both solar and lunar, as well as a full moon schedule for the current calendar year! Check it out and choose the best dates to visit Coral Bay, St. John! If you’re interested in booking St. John Virgin Islands rentals, the best resource is Windspree Vacation Homes, renting Virgin Islands vacation rentals for over 30 years. Book your St. John vacation rental from people who live there and know the island best! For more information on Virgin Islands rentals and St. John USVI rentals, checkout Windspree.com and call or text (340)201-3002. How often does the SouthCoast experience a blue moon? Once in a blue moon, of course. The area will get that opportunity in the next calendar year. Not to be confused with the Election Day 2022 blood moon in which the Earth's orb actually appears red due to a lunar eclipse, the blue moon is not blue. In recent years folks seem to have taken a greater interest in weather and natural phenomenon. There are multiple cable television channels dedicated to the weather. The phases of the moon and such factor into their reporting. South Coast To Experience A Blue Moon In 2023 Getty Images/iStockphotoloading... As a result, we've learned about "super moons" and have grown interested in stargazing and things that amazed the early astronomers and others before television and neon lights diverted our attention away from the night sky. When full moons, particularly "super moons," are on the rise, photographers and adventure seekers can be seen lining the east-facing beaches of New Bedford and all over Southern New England to catch a glimpse. Social media homepages are filled with snaps. GettyImages GettyImagesloading... While there were only 12 full moons in 2022, there will be 13 in 2023. In August next year, there will be two full moons. When two full moons occur in the same month the second is referred to as a blue moon. On Aug. 1, 2023, the full sturgeon moon will illuminate the night sky here on the SouthCoast. The full blue moon will rise on Aug. 30, 2023. The phenomenon known as a blue moon occurs only once every 32 months. But according to SkyandTelescope.org, the expression "once in a blue moon" may have less to do with measuring time and more to do with it being a sarcastic response used by smartasses hundreds of years ago. Who knew? Here is a complete list of all of the full moons for 2023 and when they will occur. LOOK: 31 breathtaking images from NASA's public libraryIn 2017, NASA opened the digital doors to its image and video library website, allowing the public to access more than 140,000 images, videos, and audio files. The collection provides unprecedented views of space. Stacker reviewed the collection to select 31 of the most breathtaking images, including the first from the James Webb Space Telescope. Keep reading to see these stunning images, curated with further information about the captured scenes. ' The modern day definition of a Blue Moon is when there are 2 Full Moons in one month. A Full Moon occurs roughly every 29.5 days and on the rare occasion when the Full Moon falls at the very beginning of a month there is a good chance a Blue Moon will occur at the end of the month. According to this definition the next Blue Moon will occur on January 31, 2018. 2020 2023 2026 2028 2031 2034 2037 2037 2039 Depending on the exact time of the Blue Moon it is possible that some places in the world don't technically have a Blue Moon. For example, the Blue Moon on August 31, 2012 occurred exactly at 13:58 UT. The Blue Moon will occur on August 31st in South America, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, India, and Australia but New Zealand will just miss out. For New Zealand the Full Moon occurs just past mid-night on September 1st. For exact times of the Full and Blue Moons see the Full Moon Calendar. Original Blue Moon DefinitionThe modern definition of a Blue Moon was derived from an earlier idea of what a Blue Moon was. This earlier definition says a Blue Moon is when there are 4 Full Moons in a season rather than the usual 3. The Blue moon is the 3rd Full Moon out of the 4. This definition gets a bit complicated and its origins are murky. One school of thought has to do with the naming of the Full Moons. Many cultures named the Full Moons each month to reflect the times for planting, harvesting or seasonal conditions. When an extra Full Moon was thrown in it was referred to as a Blue Moon to keep the Full Moon names constant throughout the year. Another origin could be from the Christian ecclesiastical calendar. This one gets even more tricky but basically has to do with the idea that there are usually 12 Full Moons in a year. The Full Moons on this calendar were important markers for determining certain dates such as Easter. When a 13th Full moon was thrown into the year it made things messy so giving it a name allowed the calendar to stay on track. The idea of a Blue Moon being the extra full Moon in a season (or when there were 13 in a year) was widely used in 19th and early 20th center Farmers Almanacs and the more modern version seems to have come from an article written in the 1930s that misinterpreted the Farmers Almanac definition. The article was titled "Once in a Blue Moon" and from that point on the term became part of the popular culture. 2016 2019 2021 2024 Is the moon ever the color blue?This is a very rare event but it does happen. There are a few recorded events when forest fires or ash volcanic eruptions have given the Moon a bluish color. The Moon can also have a blueish color on very cold winter nights when ice crystals in the air form a ring around the Moon. Of course the idea of the Moon being blue is very subjective and left up to one's own interpretation. Dark MoonAn interesting twist to the idea of a Blue Moon is the idea of Dark Moon. Sometimes the reference of a Dark Moon is given when there are 2 new Moons in a calendar month, the opposite of a Blue Moon. Other definitions say it is when there is no Full Moon in a calendar month. Neither of these definitions or the term Dark Moon is used very often. Neither has any scientific bases and is more a part of the popular culture. To get a better idea of how Blue Moons and Dark moons all fit together, have a look at the Full Moon and New Moon calendar. How many full moons are there in 2023?For 2023, there will be 13 full moons. Most of the months will have 1 full moon with the exception of August. For August 2023, a blue moon is on the schedule. Mark your calendars accordingly!
Is there a Blue Moon in 2024?The next seasonal Blue Moon will take place on Aug. 19/20, 2024.
What year did we have 2 blue moons?The Double Blue Moon of 1999
In January and March of 1999, we had a situation which only takes place about four times a century: two Blue Moons occurring in the same year.
How many blue moons are there a year?On average, a blue moon occurs once every 33 months or full moons, 41 times per century, or about seven times every 19 years. Even rarer is when two blue moons happen in the same calendar year, which happens about four times per century.
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