Blue moons

I've been doing a little research into pagans and I've found that a lot of the rituals and spells they take part in are done under a full moon. (Although, I believe that that depends on what you're wanting from the spell).

At the end of this month there will be the second full moon of August. This is what's known as a blue moon. A blue moon is a fairly rare occurance, however not as rare as people may think, it happens, on average, every three years. There are 28 days in each lunar cycle and there are more days in the calendar year than that. Dependent on where in each month the lunar cycle falls, they is a possibility that a few days are left over. These days accumulate so around once every 28 months a second full moon occurs. This has been named a 'blue moon'.

The next blue moon will occur on 31st August at around 2pm. So keep your eyes peeled for this magical moment and make a wish.

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