Scheduled air date: 1999 Jan 25-31
If two Full Moons occur within the same month—something which only happens about once
every two-and-a-half years—we call the second Full Moon a "Blue Moon."
But this year, we not only have a "Blue Moon" in January (Full Moon on both the
1st and 31st)...
...but again only two months later in March (Full Moon on both the 1st and 31st)!
This even rarer event occurs only every 20-40 years, and always when February contains no
Full Moons.
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