In May 2007, the full moon will appear twice. The first full moon is on May 2nd and the second full moon is on May 31st. This rare second moon is known as ‘Blue Moon.’ No! The moon will not change its color to blue. A blue moon is the second full moon in a month.
This second moon is based Gregorian calendar and therefore this rare sighting has nothing to do with Hindu Calendars. But there will be two ‘poornimas’ (full moon) in May.
The blue moon was last sighted on
For a blue moon to appear there must be at least 30 days in a month because the average number of days between two full moons is around 29 days. Because of this, February will never have a blue moon.
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