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INDONESIAN JOURNALIST – Sunday (22/8), phenomenon Blue Moon will happen in Indonesia. In fact, this phenomenon can be seen in all regions in Indonesia.
“This time the blue moon can be seen throughout Indonesia from sunset to before sunrise the next morning,” said researcher from the Center for Space Science of the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan) Andi Pangerang, launching LAPAN.
Later, the blue moon will be seen in the East-Southeast to West-Southwest direction. For latitudes of 1-2 degrees North Latitude (LU), the blue moon will be overhead at midnight.
Andi added that there are two definitions of a blue moon, namely a seasonal blue moon and a monthly blue moon.
Seasonal blue moon (Seasonal Blue Moon), which is the third full moon of one of the astronomical seasons in which there are four full moons.
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Monthly blue moon (Monthly Blue Moon), which is the second full moon of one of the months in the Gregorian calendar in which there are two full moons. The full moon on August 22, 2021 is a seasonal blue moon.
The seasonal blue moon occurs every two or three years, previously on May 19, 2019 and May 22, 2016.
This phenomenon will occur again on August 20, 2024 and May 20, 2027.
Monthly blue moons also occur every two or three years, previously on July 31, 2015 and January 31, 2018.
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