For the first time in three years a blue moon will be visible in the sky – which is only the first most interesting moon fact of this story (October will see two full moons).
The moon will reach peak fullness at 1:22 am on Wednesday, September 2nd says NASA.
Usually, the full moon in September is called the harvest moon – as it is typically the full moon closest to the fall equinox. But this year, the first day of fall will arrive on September 22nd, making October’s full moon the actual harvest moon.
You can actually catch most of the blue moon tonight, September 1st. While you can see it with the naked eye, a regular pair of binoculars will help you see the blue hue a little bit better.
All that means that October will see two full moons – an anomaly that occurs extremely rare.
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