UTRGV's Dr. Nicolas Pereyra, assistant professor within the Department of Physics & Astronomy, talks about this rare event happening on Halloween night - the blue moon.

The last time a blue moon occurred on Halloween in all time zones was in 1944 and the next time we’ll see a full moon on Halloween will be in 2039, though it may not be considered a blue moon. Full moons are separated by 29 days, so while most months are 30 or 31 days, it’s possible to see two full moons in a single month, but it is still a rare event.

A blue moon can either occur when you have two full moons in one month, like what we are experiencing this year on Halloween, or when you have four full moons in one year. The first full moon this month occurred on Oct. 1.
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