February 28, 2018

 

By Lora Snow

  

There was no full moon this month. How can that happen when there is supposed to be one about every 29.2 days?

 

Easy, February only has 28 days, and when leap year comes around 27 days. Therefore, when February comes along, it is possible, although unlikely, for a full moon not to appear.

 

This February, for example, there was no full moon. The last full moon occurred on January 31 and the next one wil

take place on March 1. This means that February gets left out of the full moon’s glow this year.