Did anyone see the blue moon last night/this morning? It was big and beautiful like a grey harvest moon and hung low in the sky.
For those who are unfamiliar, according to wikipedia, "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."
In addition, a blue moon occuring on New Years happens only every 19 years.
I plan to consider this a good omen for the year to come. I am happy to close the door on 2009 with little sentimentality.
Bring on the New Year! Welcome 2010!
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