There’s a blue moon this month (December 2009), true or false?
3 thoughts on “True or False”
It depends.
The actual definition for a blue moon is a fourth full moon in the same season. So false. Winter just began.
The common, but wrong, definition for a blue moon is the second full moon in any calendar month. So true. There are full moons on December 2nd and December 31st.
Except …
The December 31st full moon occurs on January 1st in East Asia and Australia. So false.
Winter just began?
It doesn’t begin on the solstice this year?
Bro, it was 10 degrees here this morning. Seemed like winter to me.
P.S. Winter just beginning refers to the full moon December 31st, which is after your solstice.
It depends.
The actual definition for a blue moon is a fourth full moon in the same season. So false. Winter just began.
The common, but wrong, definition for a blue moon is the second full moon in any calendar month. So true. There are full moons on December 2nd and December 31st.
Except …
The December 31st full moon occurs on January 1st in East Asia and Australia. So false.
Winter just began?
It doesn’t begin on the solstice this year?
Bro, it was 10 degrees here this morning. Seemed like winter to me.
P.S. Winter just beginning refers to the full moon December 31st, which is after your solstice.