TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A blue moon will appear at the end of March, precisely on 31. Blue moon is a rare lunar event, although it is not rare as one which occurred on last January 31. The phenomenon is worth to wait as the moon will appear larger and brighter.
The average full moon is common every 29 days. While blue moon occurs once in two to three years. According to Space.com, the Blumoon that comes along with a lunar eclipse will occur in 2037.
Blue Moon is clearly different from Super Moon. Bluemoon occurs when the moon looks a bluish color. While Super Moon is when the moon appears 30 percent brighter and 14 percent larger than usual. Another lunar phenomenon namely Blood Moon which occurs when the earth passes between the moon and the sun causing a total lunar eclipse.
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