ANZA-BORREGO DSP NEW YEAR'S EVE CAMPING
Notice: Effective October 1, 2004, a two dollar fee ($2) will be
charged for all non members on day hikes, 4x4 outings and moonlight hikes.
Description:
You are invited to the Anza Borrego Blue Moon - New Year's Eve Celebration!
Sponsored by the San Diego Chapter of the Great Outdoors
December 30th, 2009 (Wednesday) - January 3rd, 2010 (Sunday)
Anza Borrego State Park - Palm Canyon
What is a Blue Moon?
There are in fact two definitions for a blue moon. According to the more recent definition, a
blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month. For a blue moon to occur, the first of
the full moons must appear at or near the beginning of the month so that the second will fall
within the same month (the average span between two moons is 29.5 days).
The Other Kind of Blue Moon
May 2008's blue moon qualified as such under an older definition, which is recorded in early
issues of the Maine Farmer's Almanac. According to this definition, the blue moon is the third
full moon in a season that has four full moons. Why would one want to identify the third full
moon in a season of four full moons? The answer is complex, and has to do with the Christian
ecclesiastical calendar.
Some years have an extra full moon—13 instead of 12. Since the identity of the moons was
important in the ecclesiastical calendar (the Paschal Moon, for example, used to be crucial for
determining the date of Easter), a year with a thirteenth moon skewed the calendar, since
there were names for only 12 moons. By identifying the extra, thirteenth moon as a blue
moon, the ecclesiastical calendar was able to stay on track.
Two full moons in one month =December 2nd, 2009 + December 31st, 2009 = Blue Moon on
New Year’s Eve
Next Blue Moon is August of 2012 & July of 2015
How Do We Celebrate a Blue Moon?
With a New Years Blue Moon Celebration in Anza Borrego Desert!
Click Here For Registration Form
For further information, contact Daniel via email at:
daniel@sandiegogreatoutdoors.com - click here
or telephone him at (619) 405-7602
For more information about Anza-Borrego Desert State Park -
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