Blue Moon

[Homicidalheathen]

I am putting my new atheme' out.....

Someone on here pointed this out to me....hell I almost missed it. (thanks bud)

Meanings:

So what’s a Blue Moon?

It’s not the colour, it’s actually the name given to a moon that only occurs every so often - you’ve heard the expression "once in a Blue Moon". A Blue Moon is the second full moon that occurs in a single calendar month. This takes place on average, only every two and a half years. (This is the modern definition)

A Blue Moon is considered to be a goal moon where you set specific goals and accomplishments for yourself - and, as many magickal practitioners believe the phase of the Blue Moon to be the most powerful, whatever goal you set during this phase meets with rapid success. So its arrival is awaited with much anticipation and excitement

The Blue Moon represents a time for healing and for new beginnings; a time for making life changing commitments to yourself and to manifest positive changes; a time of extra power and of heightened or clearer communication between our physical being and the Higher Realms. It is the messenger of surprises and delights. Its energy is calming, soothing and healing. Its amazing qualities defeat the common boundaries of time and make it possible to achieve the impossible.

What is a Blue Moon and how often do they really occur?

On May 31, 2007, a Blue Moon will occur. The simple definition of a Blue Moon is a second full moon occurring within one calendar month.

A Full Moon occurs once every 29 and a half days as the Moon orbits Earth. When the Moon is positioned on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, Earthly inhabitants see the completely lit side of the Moon. Because this happens once every 29 and a half days and because a calendar month can be up to 31 days long, there are occasions when a Full Moon occurs on one of the first couple days of the month and is then in position to occur again on one of the last days of that month. This is what happens in May of 2007.

On May 2, 2007, a Full Moon occurred at 6:09 a.m. EDT. On May 31, 2007, a Full Moon will occur at 9:04 p.m. EDT. Look for a magnificent Full Moon rising over the Eastern horizon as the sun sets.

But will the moon appear blue? No. Our human tinkering with dates and calendars has no effect on the Moon.

So how did the term Blue Moon come about? The magazine Sky and Telescope has traced the use of Blue Moon back to themselves, when they mistakenly identified a Blue Moon as the second Full Moon in a month. Historically, a Blue Moon was referred to by the Farmer's Almanac as the third Full Moon in a season that has four Full Moons. But it has no actual bearing on the color of the Moon.

How often is "Once in a Blue Moon" ? Blue Moons occur approximately once every two and a half years, which would make it a relative rarity when compared to regular Full Moons.

Does the Moon ever change color? Yes, sort of. It doesn't physically change color itself, but it appears to take on different colors depending on what is in the atmosphere of Earth. Lunar eclipses can cause the moon to look red, orange, or even black, and smoke and dust in the atmosphere from wildfires and volcanic eruptions can also change the color of the Moon's appearance, including making it look bluer on occasion.

On May 31, look for the bright and reddish star Antares leading the Moon across the sky and find Jupiter as the bright yellowish-white "star" next to the Moon.

So turn on the song Blue Moon by Frank Sinatra (or Elvis or Ella Fitzgerald if you wish) and gaze at the Blue Moon in May. And don't be surprised if it doesn't look blue. For as the lyrics say, "And when I looked the Moon had turned to gold."

[BrassFusion]

lol cute, thanks for the heads up on that

[Onyx]

Interesting! I never knew those things.

I was actually thinking about a few of my goals for the next few months tonight.

"Blue moon" is now stuck in my head, heh. (always liked that song)

[sass_in_the_pants]

I went out and looked at it tonight, and indeed it was not blue.

Pretty, but not blue.

[Scary Guy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon

Also I've seen an orange moon as a kid. I remember it vividly riding down I-75.

[Homicidalheathen]

I saw a redish one once, but I think it was smog.

[BrassFusion]

coulda been the BLOOD MOON!!!! that happened not too long ago, i think i posted about it. it was something about how the moon was lined up in such a way that the only light from the sun that reached it was red.

[Amerist]

Outside Phoenix we get orange Sanguine Moons in the brisk breezes of fading autumn. I got some good looks at our Blue Moon last night while trotting around my own dusky streets here in Anns' Arbor, which was lovely enough. The cats were enjoying it too -- during my lonesome walks I often find myself accompanied by three or four feline hunters who pause long enough for affection and conversation.

I'll look forward to the next one, even if it isn't actually blue.

Blue Moon, you saw me standin' alone; without a care in the world, without a love of my own...

[Trene4000]

BLUE MOON on July 3st!!!

http://earthsky.org/space/when-is-the-next-blue-moon?utm_content=bufferc7067&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[Troy Spiral (13)]

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