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Ebony Moon

The new Moon of December 31st will be the second one this month; the first having been on December 1st. When two full Moons occur in the same calendar month, it’s called a “Blue Moon”, but till now there has been no name for this inverse phenomenon. The folks at Spaceweather.com asked for suggestions for their readers, and the winner was “Ebony Moon”. Like Blue Moons, Ebony Moons happen about once every two-and-a-half years. The next one will be in August of 2008.

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2 Responses to “Ebony Moon”

  1. the one eyed man says:
    January 2nd, 2006 at 10:34 pm

    Not to pick nits, but when two full moons occur in the same calendar month, it is the second full moon which is the blue moon.

  2. Malcolm says:
    January 5th, 2006 at 12:38 am

    Right you are. Mea maxima culpa. I am chastened.

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