he moon is full at 12:28 p.m. today, rising over Baltimore at 4:38 p.m. As the third full moon since the autumn equinox, this one’s called the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule.
But you could apply the same names to the next full moon, which occurs Dec. 21, just 15 hours BEFORE the winter solstice. As the third full moon in a rare season with four, this one fits the original definition for a “Blue Moon.”
Popular usage has since attached the label to the second full moon in one calendar month.
The moon is full at 12:28 p.m. today, rising over Baltimore at 4:38 p.m. As the third full moon since the autumn equinox, this one’s called the Long Night Moon, or the Moon Before Yule.But you could apply the same names to the next full moon, which occurs Dec. 21, just 15 hours BEFORE the winter solstice. As the third full moon in a rare season with four, this one fits the original definition for a “Blue Moon.”
Popular usage has since attached the label to the second full moon in one calendar month.
The full moon falling on Sunday is a blue moon, at least by one definition of the term. This type of blue moon doesn’t come close to matching the popularity of the modern and trendy definition: the second of two full moons to occur in the same calendar month. This November full moon is still a blue moon, but for a different reason.
In an ironic twist, the newer and more famous definition for blue moon is thought to have originated from the less well known and somewhat antiquated definition: the third of four full moons in one season. A season refers to the time period between a solstice and an equinox — or vice versa. Most of the time, there are only three full moons in a season.
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