Can there ever be two Blue Moons in a single year?

Sure, because we have one month, February, that never has more than exactly 29 days and the lunar synodic month is 29.53 days. That means that we can have a year like 1999 when January and March both have Blue Moons.


Copyright (C) 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald

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