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Rare blue moon will appear tonight as second full moon this month
It means that the UK will get 13 full moons this year, rather than 12 – which is a rare spectacle and hence the term ‘once in a blue moon‘.
It will also be the smallest moon of the year, being the furthest away from Earth.
The BBC states: “The Moon will be officially ‘full’ at 09:45 BST on Sunday morning. In the UK it will be below the horizon at that time so the preceding Saturday night or the night of Sunday 31 will give you two chances to view the Blue Moon.”
The last Blue moon was seen two years ago, and will not be seen again until the winter of 2028.
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