Blue Moon

[Geoffrey13]

Stargazers are getting ready for not one but two supermoons in August - culminating in a rare blue moon.

The supermoon phenomenon takes place when a full moon is near its closest point to Earth, making it appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared with when it is furthest away.

People will get to see the first on Tuesday evening, 1 August, as the full moon rises in the southeast from a mere 222,159 miles (357,530km) away.

It will be even closer on the night of Wednesday 30 August, at a distance of 222,043 miles (357,344km) - and because it is the second full moon in the same month, it is known as a blue moon.

These figures compare with a distance of about 252,088 miles (405,696km) when the moon is at its furthest point from Earth.

[Tilly2]

Thank you. I shall look out for that.

[rowanwitch]

Sturgeon moon, no nature name for a second full moon as far as I can tell so just blue, but it does mean the harvest moon will be very late in September this year.
Other notable dates for any lunar living pagans
August 1: Lammas or Lughnasdah – The grain harvest
(Southern Hemisphere: Imbolc – honoring the goddess Brighid and return of the light after the long winter)

Aug. 1: Full Moon in Aquarius – Sturgeon Moon

Aug. 5: Celtic Tree Month of Hazel begins

Aug. 13: Roman Festival of Pomona, goddess of apples and orchards

Aug. 16: New Moon in Leo

Aug. 23: Vulcanalia – Roman Festival

Aug. 31: Full Moon in Pisces – Blue Moon

[roopower]

Thanks, I hope it's not too cloudy. I'll be looking.