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Blue Moon (of Kentucky?)
Posted by ESC on October 20, 2005
In Reply to: Blue Moon (of Kentucky?) posted by Bob on October 20, 2005
: : : : We've discussed this phrase before. And a beautiful moon it is in Kentucky. Go to the link to see a picture.
: : : : Posted on Tue, Oct. 18, 2005
: : : : Herald Leader (Lexington, Ky.)
: : : : www.kentucky.com/
mld/kentucky/12929648.htm Accessed October 18, 2005.
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: : : : Hunter's Moon lights October night scene
: : : : At one time, the full moon of October was known as the Hunter's Moon, or the Blood Moon.
: : : : That's because the crops were in (thanks to September's Harvest Moon) and hunters could stay out all night, using bright moonlight to track the game needed to get through winter...
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: : : So none of this has to do with the autumnal equinox? If it's September, it's the harvest moon, and October the hunter's moon? Is there a "first full moon after the equinox" name, or am I thinking about the vernal equinox and something about Passover and Easter?
: : Beats me. Here's some stuff from previous discussions. Somebody needs to write a moon phrase book.
: : from www.farmersalmanac.com/
Accessed 1999.
: : Traditional names given to each month's full moon from the "Old Farmer's Almanac"
: : January Wolf Moon
: : Feb Snow Moon
: : March Worm Moon
: : April Pink Moon
: : May Flower Moon
: : June Strawberry Moon
: : July Buck Moon
: : August Sturgeon Moon
: : Sept Harvest Moon
: : October Hunter's Moon
: : Nov Beaver Moon
: : Dec Cold Moon
: : And...
: : Black moon - 2 new moons in 1 month
: : Blue moon - 2 full moons in 1 month
: The blue moon is the second one in that month. Can any mathematicians/astronomers/almanac readers tell us how often "once in a blue moon" occurs?
About every 32 months. See www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 33 messages 626.html
