(CBN) – For those who like to watch the heavens for celestial events, 2020 just may be your year. It might be a good time to invest in a good telescope. The Sacramento Bee reports this year there will be 13 full moons, including two Supermoons. There will also be two full moons in one month.
In that instance, the second full moon is called a “Blue Moon” and will make its appearance on Halloween, just days before the 2020 presidential election. The first moon of 2020 which is scheduled to rise on Jan. 10 is known as the “Full Wolf Moon.” According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this moon gets its name from the howling of the wolves during the cold winter nights outside of Native American villages.
The rarest occurrence will be in October when we will see a full moon on Oct. 1 and a “Blue Moon” on Oct. 31, hence, the phrase, “once in a blue moon.” The expression refers to the appearance of a second full moon within a calendar month, which actually happens about every thirty-two months, according to Dictionary.com. “Most blue moons look pale gray and white, indistinguishable from any other moon you’ve ever seen,” NASA explains. “Squeezing a second full moon into a calendar month doesn’t change the physical properties of the moon itself, so the color remains the same.” READ MORE
