Are you ready for a full moon on Halloween?

Saturday is Halloween, an excellent day of the week for trick or treating, and this year it is even better because there will be a full moon! Having a full moon on Halloween is quite rare, the last one was in 1944, 76 years ago! Furthermore it will be a blue moon, meaning it is the second full moon in one month, another unusual event. That is where we get the expression: "in a blue moon", meaning something that rarely or never happens. Blue moons actually are not that uncommon, and occur once every two to three years. But this year, in addition to having a full, blue moon on Halloween, we also get an extra hour of sleep to enjoy, because we turn back the clocks on Halloween for daylight saving time.

Of course this year if we do go out trick or treating or go to a party we should practice safe habits and not forget about the pandemic. That means having smaller gatherings and wearing masks outside when trick or treating. See the articles for more information and advice on keeping safe:

Trick or Treating and Other Halloween Activities

Rare full moon on Halloween and an extra hour of sleep

Halloween blue moon: Full moon will shine on Oct. 31 for 1st time since 1944