While most people are familiar with the term “Blue Moon,” a “Black Moon” is an equally rare phenomenon, and will occur this week. According to Time and Date, a “Black Moon” is actually ...

A second full moon in a single calendar month is sometimes called a "Blue Moon." By this definition, a Black Moon is the flip side of a Blue Moon: the second new moon in a single calendar month.

WASHINGTON — There will be a rare "black moon" on Dec. 30, but you're likely not going to notice anything that unusual if you look to the sky on Monday. Most people are familiar with blue moons ...

A monthly blue moon is when there are two full moons ... On occasion, February may not have a full moon at all, a phenomenon known as a Black Moon, according to Time and Date.

Similar to how black moon can have more than one meaning, blue moon also refers to the third full moon in a season with four full moons. There are no monthly or seasonal blue moons in 2025 ...

The second full moon is called a blue moon, while the second new moon is referred to as a black moon. There's another type of black moon as well -- it refers to a month with no new moons at all.

Monthly blue moons happen roughly every 2-3 years ... Other names for August's full moon from Native American tribes include the Black Cherries Moon, Corn Moon, and Mountain Shadows Moon.

Not an official astronomical term, a black moon refers to the second new moon in a single calendar month, or the fourth in one astronomical season. It’s essentially the dark side of a blue moon.

The blue moon’s equally rare cousin, the black moon, will rise in Colorado’s skies Monday night, but you won’t be able to see it. While a blue moon is the second full moon in a month ...