The rare blue micromoon returns after decades—see it this week

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]On May 30th [music] and 31st, Earth will witness a rare blue micro moon.

[00:00:05]>> [music] >> This full moon is both a blue moon, the second full moon in a calendar month, the moon's farthest point from Earth.

[00:00:18]It will appear smaller than usual, the smallest full moon until 2028.

[00:00:24]This combination of a blue moon and micro moon is unusual and won't happen again until 2050.

[00:00:32]is these variations with peri- forces.

[00:00:39]>> [music] >> A blue moon doesn't actually look blue.

[00:00:42]It's simply a calendar quirk with the lunar and calendar months slightly out of sync.

[00:00:47]This alignment, called syzygy, perfect for evening viewing worldwide.

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