Once in a Blue Moon"

[Rhonda]

"Once in a Blue Moon"
We've all heard that expression, right?

But do you know what a Blue Moon is?

A Blue Moon is the second full moon in the same month. While this is a rare occurance, it happened twice in 2000, in January and again in March. The next Blue Moon was on November 30, 2001, and we won't have another double Blue Moon year until 2018!

Did you miss those Blue Moons? Well, take heart, there are more coming up. Here's a schedule for the next dozen.

(And remember to mark January 31 and March 31 on your 2018 calender for the next double Blue Moon). :-)


Year Month Day
2001 November 30
2004 July 31

2007 June 30

2009 December 31

2012 August 31

2015 July 31

2018 January 31

2018 March 31

2020 October 31

2023 August 31

2026 May 31

2028 December 31