Thread: Halloween Moon

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Those of you who've been on this board for a few years may recall that I always bring this topic up. The phase of the Moon on upcoming Halloween Night. We're in for a treat this year, fellow Haunters, very, very close to a Full Moon. And, in our location, she rises right around 5:30 PM, perfect timing.

You can determine Moonrise in your town by going to -

Heavens-Above Home Page

That's really cool, Wolfman, thanks for the link
Apparently it should be rising at about 3:15pm here!

Great link! Too bad it'll still be light out on tot night

SWEET! 5:09 is perfect! TOT doesnt even start until 6 here!

It IS perfect timing for TOT. And an actual Full Moon for Halloween Night is extremely rare. It would qualify as a "Blue Moon", the second Full Moon to occur in a Calendar Month, by no means a common event.

Originally Posted by Junit

Great link! Too bad it'll still be light out on tot night

I know, ever since they moved daylight savings time back it doesn't get dark until 7:30. I'm glad they did it AFTER i was a kid, i would have been devastated! My TOT is from 5-7 so it never really mattered anyways.

Guard your props well this year. They say more vandalism occurs around full moons. Add in halloween and I think we are going to have one wild night.

Two days short of a full moon.

Moon Phases: A 6,000 Year Catalog

The last October 31 to have an actual full moon in North America was in 2001.

The next October 31 to have an actual full moon will be in 2020, at 14:14 GMT (12:14 p.m. ET, 11:14 a.m. CT, 10:14 a.m. MT, 9:14 a.m. PT).

Here's another site that gives the appearance of Blue Moons -

Blue Moons in 2009

They really ARE rare. The next one is December 31st, New Year's Eve, of this year. Then nothing until 2012.