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The Greenwich Observatory blames such fake news spreaders as 80s-era Trivial Pursuit for promoting the definition as the second full moon in a calendar month. These seasons begin and end at the year’s two solstices and two equinoxes – there are usually three in each astronomical season, making 12 in total for the lunar year. Interestingly, this is not the traditional definition of the concept, which is the third full moon in an astronomical season (as opposed to our calendar months) containing four full moons. This means that every so often, two moons will occur within one calendar month (with 13 in a year), a phenomenon which has become known as a blue moon. The time it takes for the full 12-moon cycle is around 11 days shorter than the Earth’s orbit of the sun.

When a full or new moon coincides with it reaching or approaching its closest point to the planet, it is known as a “Supermoon”, with its proximity making it appear larger and brighter in the sky.Īccording to American astrologer Richard Nolle, it should be within 90 per cent of its closest approach to Earth in order to earn the label – around 225,000 miles. No Blue Moon in New York in 2022 (third Full Moon in a season with four. Total Lunar Eclipse visible in New York on Nov 8. The moon moves nearer and further away from the Earth at different points during its elliptic orbit. Black Moon: Apr 30 (second New Moon in single calendar month) Total Lunar Eclipse visible in New York on May 15 May 16. The full moon has been shrouded in folklore and mystique for millennia (Photo: Getty Images) What moon phenomema are there? Supermoon The American periodical Farmer’s Almanac, which seems to have been designated the gold standard for modern moon naming, first published its list of moon names in the 1930s: Others aren’t.Īccording to Ms Redish, different tribes used different calendars, and a range of calendars seem to have been swiped for the popularly used names, while some of the popular monikers are essentially fabrications. Some of the popularly used names, such as the “strawberry moon” and “harvest moon”, do seem to be Algonquin, according to a list published by Algonquin Nation Tribal Council in 2005.

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