Interesting facts about the moon that you always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask:
 
Distance From Earth: 225,745 miles
Length of a Day: 27.3 days
Radius: 1,080 miles
Diameter: 2,160 miles
Weight: 81 Quintillion Tons
Surface Temp (Day): 273° F
Surface Temp (Night): - 244° F
Gravity At Surface: 0.1667 g (1/6 Earth's)
Orbital Speed 2,287 mph
Driving time by car (@70 mph): 135 days
Flying time by rocket: 60 to 70 hrs.
No. of Men Who Have Walked on Surface: 12
Age of Oldest Rock Collected: 4.5 Billions yrs.
Rocks Collected By Apollo: 842 pounds
Widest Craters: 140 miles (dia.)
Deepest Craters: 15,000+ (ft.)
Highest Mountains: 16,000+ (ft.)

Two full moons in one month then?

 I knew something was wrong yesterday. I had a few episodes with other people that were rare. Then I realized the moon was full. That explains it.

Isn't there something unusual about this blue moon?  I think it's the third one this year and most years only have two.  I don't have time to check right now.  I will take a look later when I have a chance.  

Wookiee


Two full moons in one month then?

From the little I've read about the subject, the two full moons in one month is a more recent definition.
 
The older traditional definition, which is recorded in early issues of the Maine Farmer's Almanac, states that the blue moon is the third full moon in a season that has four full moons. The reasons for this is a bit more complex and it's derived from the Christian ecclesiastical calendar.

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If the moon is made of cheese, shouldn't this be a bleu moon?

I guess it's unusual--but not rare--to have more than one full moon in a year.  

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon

Old55


I guess it's unusual--but not rare--to have more than one full moon in a year.  

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon

Um, it's actually VERY usual (as in every year) to have more than one full moon in a year.
 
Now, if you talking about having more than one blue moon in a year, well that's a bit rarer.  Happened in 1999 and will again in 2018.

craigb

Old55


I guess it's unusual--but not rare--to have more than one full moon in a year.  

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-blue-moon

Um, it's actually VERY usual (as in every year) to have more than one full moon in a year.
 
Now, if you talking about having more than one blue moon in a year, well that's a bit rarer.  Happened in 1999 and will again in 2018.

Ya, that's what I meant.  Apparently, I shouldn't be posting during a full moon.  I turn into a were-arse!