Two Blue Moons over just 60 days - the next blue moon won't be around until 2020.
This is also the first full moon of spring, so it's designated as the Paschal Moon. The first Sunday after the Paschal Moon is usually designated as Easter Sunday, as will indeed be the case on the very next day, April 1.
But when did we have a case similar to this year, a Blue Paschal Moon on March 31, followed the very next day by Easter Sunday?
In 1714, the full moon was on March 31 at 3:17 Universal Time, followed the next day by Easter Sunday. But that was valid only for Europe and the Eastern Hemisphere. For the Western Hemisphere, the full moon occurred the day before (on March 30). For North America, we must go back to the year 1646 to have a case that replicates this month: a Blue Paschal Moon on Saturday, March 31, which was followed by Easter Sunday the very next day.
Driving early this morning, with the moon dancing in and out of shadows.
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