For those living in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, viewing the "Blue Moon" will be possible after midnight of June 1.
Some almanacs and calendars assert that when two full Moons occur within a calendar month, that the
For those living in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, viewing the "Blue Moon" will be possible after midnight of June 1.
Some almanacs and calendars assert that when two full Moons occur within a calendar month, that the second full Moon is called the "Blue Moon."
For example, if you live London, you will officially have to wait until June 30 to declare that the moon is blue.
According to astronomers and cosmologists, May 31 will brings us the second of two full Moons. The full Moon that night will likely look no different than any other full Moon. But the Moon can change color in certain conditions.
After forest fires or volcanic eruptions, the Moon can appear to take on a bluish or even lavender hue. Soot and ash particles, deposited high in the Earth's atmosphere can sometimes make the Moon appear bluish.
Smoke from widespread forest fire activity in western Canada created a blue Moon across eastern North America in late September 1950.
In the aftermath of the massive eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in June 1991 there were