Submitted by Carol A. Clark on August 30, 2012 - 12:58 pm
A blue moon isn’t really blue, as this artist rendering suggests. The moon can appear somewhat blue if there’s been a major volcanic eruption that put tons of particles in the air, but otherwise blue moons refer to multiple full moons in certain time frames. Courtesy/Dreamstime
Staff report
The next blue moon is set for Friday, Aug. 31. There are two full moons in August, the first was on Aug. 1.
If you miss this one, you’ll have to wait three years for the next blue moon. There will be two full moons in a single month in July 2015: July 1 and July 31.
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