Full Moons are called blue when they are the second one that month and the third one in a season of four.
, is approximately 226,000 miles from Earth, according to NASA. The last Super Moon was earlier this month on August 2.
“The older definition of Blue Moon, dating back to at least the 1500s, is the name for the third full Moon in a season that has four Moons. By this definition, the full Moon in August 2024 will be the Blue Moon and this full Moon, as the last full Moon of summer, shares some of the seasonal names from my posting for the August 1 full Moon. Neither of these definitions has anything to do with the color of the Moon, so the Blue Moon will not actually look blue.
The Super Blue Moon rises in the horizon as seen from the Alameda Theater in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The next rare super Blue Moon will appear in 2037. Part of the Fruitvale Bridge is silhouetted by the Super Blue Moon rising in the horizon seen from Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. The next rare super Blue Moon will appear in 2037.
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