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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon and Blue Moon

  • Writer: LASM
    LASM
  • Mar 31, 2018
  • 1 min read

full moon, blue moon

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated.

Since this is the second full moon in the same month, it is sometimes referred to as a blue moon. This year is particularly unique in that January and March both contain two full moons while February has no full moon.

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