Yes it's a Blue Moon on Saturday, and time to get a little nerdy.
We all know that a Blue Moon is something that happens very very seldom (just like me getting action). It is actually to do with the timing of full moon. The ambiguity starts there, and involves the (very olde) Maine Farmer's Almanac and a second incorrect definition (Calender Blue Moon) that is more popular due to being easier to understand.
The first is when a quarter of the year has four and not three full moons - the second is simply when a month has two full moons. So June 2007 is a Calender Blue Moon (1st & 30June) for us, but not in the general Western Hemisphere (they had one in May - 3/31). They occour roughly every three years, whereas a Black Moon(February with no full moon) comes around every 37 or so - the next one is only in 2018, so watch this space.
1 comment:
thanks for clearing that up... no really! oh and youre a nerd
up for a ride in 3 weeks time?
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