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A Celebration of the RARE
Blue Moon
THURSDAY
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NEW
YEARS EVE
Music by Dj BUTCH
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BLUE MOON IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST 2009
NEW
YEARS EVE
STAY
TUNED FOR EVENT DETAILS
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What
is a Blue Moon:
An
phenomenon that happens when two full
moons occur in the same calendar month.
The Moon is full every 29 and a half days,
so it’s possible to have two full moons in
any month except February. On average,
there is only one Blue Moon every 33 months.
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Moon Facts - On Average: |
- Blue Moons occur once every 2.7 years.
- 7 times every 19 years.
- Once every 33 months.
- 37 times every century.
- Once every 33 full moons.
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Question:
What's more rare than a blue moon.
Answer: A month with no full moon |
This
phenomenon happen only four times this past century,
the last in February 1999. In fact February is the only month
in which this can occur. The month before and the month
afterwards will both have blue moons. The 21st century will see
the event only four times: February 2018, 2037, 2067, and 2094.
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