The Halloween full moon will be a so-called "blue" moon because it's the second full moon of the month.But the moon won't appear blue on Halloween night. It'll be the same color it's always been.Can't wait for the Halloween blue moon? The first full moon of the month is coming Thursday Oct. 1.October will feature the moon event of the year. The month will have two full moons, including one on Halloween night, Oct. 31. The next time we’ll see an equally spooky Halloween full moon is 2039, so plan your werewolf costumes accordingly.The last time that a Halloween full moon was visible in all U.S. time zones was 1944, according to the Farmers' Almanac.The Halloween full moon will be a so-called "blue" moon because it's the second full moon of the month.Usually months have only one full moon, but occasionally a second one sneaks in, NASA reports. Full moons are separated by 29 days, while most months are 30 or 31 days long; so it is possible to fit two full moons in a single month. This happens every  2½ years, on average.(There is an alternate definition of a blue moon: When there are four full moons in a single season, the third is considered a blue moon, the Farmers Almanac said.) Lunacy! We have 13 full moons to look forward to in 2020. Here's when you can see them.Of course, the moon won't appear blue on Halloween night. It will be the same color it's always been. Blue-colored moons in photos are usually made using special blue camera filters or in a post-processing program such as PhotoShop, according to Earthsky.org. But there are rare occasions when a moon does take on a bluish hue, CNN reports. Smoke or dust particles in the atmosphere, such as during a major volcanic eruption, can result in a blue-looking moon.And if you can't wait for the Halloween blue moon, the first full moon of the month is coming Thursday, Oct. 1. A harvest full moon will rise in the eastern sky that evening, and the nearly full moon will be visible each night through that weekend.The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox, which this year was Sept. 22. Harvest moons are rare in October:  They are typically in September, though  they can occur as late as Oct. 7.Why the harvest moon nickname?"In the days before tractors with headlights, having moonlight to work by was crucial to getting the harvest in quickly before rain caused it to rot," according to Alan MacRobert, an editor at Sky & Telescope magazine.Many crops ripen all at once in late summer and early autumn, so farmers found themselves extremely busy at this time of year, according to NASA. They had to work after sundown. Moonlight became an essential part of farming and, thus, the harvest moon was born.

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