With the cancellations of trick-or-treating and other Halloween festivities this year, the pandemic did not stop this extremely rare and special Halloween treat that was observed in the sky. On October 31st 2020, there was a breathtaking view of the “Blue Moon” (meaning two full moons in the same month). The last time a Blue Moon happened on Halloween was in 2001, but it could only be viewed in the Central and Pacific Time zones. It happened across all Canadian/US time zones in 1944 – 76 years ago! According to the Farmers’ Almanac, a Halloween Full Moon occurs approximately once every 19 years, but not always. It may fall on the 30th of October or the 1st of November on “All Soul’s Day”. Depending on where you live, a “Halloween Blue Moon” is seen only once every 38 years.
On November, 2nd 2029 and October, 30th, 2031 – the moon will be completely full, so for Halloween on both of these years, it will be an almost-full moon in the sky. Even if the moon is a day or two away from being 100% full on any Halloween, it still gives off a great deal of light and looks completely illuminated. The following “Halloween Blue Moon” dates calculated from the Farmers’ Almanac will take place in 2039, 2058, 2077 and 2096. This pattern is a 19 year cycle, five times in a row. Here are some images from Hallow-Week 2020!
October 25th, 2020
October 31st, 2020
