Black Moon Darkens Victoria Skies Friday While Northern Lights May Brighten It Up

It may sound ominous, but the Black Moon is really pretty chill.

The Black Moon is the darker counterpart of a Blue Moon …We call it a Blue Moon when you get two full moons in the same month. It’s called a Black Moon when our skies are graced with a New Moon twice in the same month. (aka — the moon you never see because its shine is sent into the dark reaches of space)

A Black Moon is a fairly uncommon occurrence since we only get them about every 34 months.

The most notable thing about the Black Moon is that you’ll get a really dark sky on that night for stargazing. Or even better — this week we have a decent forecast for Northern Lights on Vancouver Island, so it might be a great night to grab your tripod and do some night photography. Or just go stare up at the sky and look for the spectacular evidence of a geomagnetic storm.

Here’s more info on the dark side of the moon…

In Eastern Canada, they will get a Black Moon right on Halloween Night. So I guess that’s actually pretty ominous.

Mel Z – Midday Show 10am – 3pm on Ocean 98.5