Witness The Blue Moon Tonight What Is Blue? How To Watch It? How to see Blue Moon in India?

Get ready to see the blue moon tonight!

31 October 2020,

Witness The Blue Moon Tonight What Is Blue Moon And How To Watch It

 

There will be a rare event in the sky tonight (October 31) because you can see the blue moon in the sky tonight. Also, Blue Moon coincides with Halloween, a popular festival celebrated worldwide. According to NASA, the next Blue Moon on Halloween will only come in 2039!

Well, now you can see the detailed description of Blue Moon here:

What is a blue moon?

The first thing to understand about the Blue Moon is that it does not actually appear blue because the dust and smoke particles in the Earth's atmosphere are the reason it appears blue. NASA explains that these particles must be more than 900 nanometers wide to affect the scattering of red light in the sky, resulting in the moon appearing blue.

Blue Moon is an event in which two full moons appear in the same month. When this happens, the second moon to appear in that month will be called the Blue Moon.

Typically, this occurs when there are 31 days in a month. However, it is likely to occur in a month with only 30 days, as it did on June 30, 2007. Generally, 12 full moons occur in a year. But when a blue moon event occurs, 13 full moons occur in a year.

How to see Blue Moon in India?

If the sky is clear with low pollution, the blue moon is clearly visible in the sky. 

Especially tonight (October 31) it will peak at 8:19 pm, which is the perfect time to give the audience a better view. NASA has said that this time the blue moon will appear near Mars.

Very rare phenomenon

There is a popular English idioms that says "Once in a Blue Moon" to refer to a rare event. October 31st coincides with the full moon Halloween day and remember that if you fail to see it today you will have to wait until 2039!