In January 2018, skywatchers observed a rare treat: a Blue Moon, a total lunar eclipse and a supermoon all in the same month. If you missed this exciting event, no worries, you can read all about it by clicking the button below.
A Blue Moon is when two full moons happen in the same calendar month: lunar eclipses occur when the moon passes into Earth’s shadow; and supermoons happen when the moon’s perigee – its closest approach to Earth in a single orbit – coincides with a full moon. In the case on January 2018, the supermoon also happened to be the day of the lunar eclipse. The next super blue blood moon will happen on January 31, 2037, (in case you want to mark your calendars). But don’t despair, 2020 has some pretty fun supermoons in the line up.
Starting Off With Three Straight Supermoons
The March 9th full moon is the first of three straight Supermoons and is the second-closest full moon of the year. (A supermoon happens when the moon’s perigee – its closest approach to Earth in a single orbit – coincides with a full moon.) The distances (measuring between the centers of the moon and Earth) for the these three supermoons are:
- March 9, 2020: 222,081 miles (357,404 km)
- April 8, 2020: 221,851 miles (357,034 km)
- May 7, 2020: 224.429 miles (361,184 km)
Another fun and interesting thing about the full moons in 2020 is in October, The second full moon in the month, known as a Blue Moon, will present itself on Halloween. Sounds to me like a great excuse to have a spooky party!
Here are a couple of recipes to get your creative juices flowing:
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