On average, how often (once
every N years) does a blue moon
(2nd full moon in the same month)
fall on New Year’s Eve in Los
Angeles?
At the South Pole, at the beginning of Winter, when it's sunlight all the time, the moon would be in the sky for the 2 weeks closest to New Moon, and then below the horizon for the next 2 weeks. In other words, one can never see a full moon on New Year's Eve from the South Pole.
Does that mean that one can see a full moon on New Year's Eve more than once every 29.53 years in L.A.? Probably, but I suspect that it is not significant
Edited on November 23, 2024, 5:49 pm
Latitude matters
