I Wonder...

[liralen]

... how many years and/or decades begin with a Blue Moon?

I kind of hope it'll be lucky.

And the moon sure is beautiful out there in the cold, clear sky.

Comments

[eyelessgame]

About five years per century end with a December blue moon, if I have my numbers right -- 31 days in December, ~29.5 day moon cycle, so you need a full moon in the first 36 hours or so of December to have another full moon in the same month. Over the long term full moons scatter randomly, so the odds of December having a blue moon is about 3/62.

About every two hundred years or so, a decade ends in a blue moon.

[liralen]

Wow...

Cool.

Thank you for the analysis! That's very cool to know!

[vraieesprit]

Funny...the moon was really beautiful here last night too and I was struck by it. Hopefully it will mark a better 2010 than 2009 was for so many people!

And happy new year ;)

[liralen]

Happy New Year to you as well!! Sorry for being late in replying...

But, yeah... I'm hoping the new year will be better than the last for many people.

[sophiap]

I'm hoping it's a good sign.

The new year here is not quite nine hours old, and I already have a good feeling about things.

[liralen]

Yay!

[annieroo2]

Well technically doesn't the new decade really start next year? *g*

I hope it's lucky as well!

[liralen]

*laughs*

I'm a programmer, all counting starts at 0, not 1. *laughs*

[annieroo2]

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

You and my husband! *runs screaming* :-P

[liralen]

Oops. *giggles*

I love your icon for this.