Not only was it New Year's Eve last night but it was also a blue moon. Defined in Wikepedia as follows:
A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern. Most years have twelve full moons which occur approximately monthly, but in addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each solar calendar year contains an excess of roughly eleven days compared to the lunar year. The extra days accumulate, so that every two or three years (7 times in the 19-year Metonic Cycle), there is an extra full moon. The extra moon is called a "blue moon." Different definitions place the "extra" moon at different times. The term blue moon was coined in 1933.
See also NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day.
Blue Moon is a track on Elvis Presley's first album.
Until the arrival of Carlos Tevez, the frequency of a blue moon coincided with a goal being scored by Manchester City.
Until the arrival of Carlos Tevez, the frequency of a blue moon coincided with a goal being scored by Manchester City.
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