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Rare Black Moon on Friday, September 30th

posted by takyon on Saturday October 01 2016, @01:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the mooned-you-too-late dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Are you ready for a cosmic shift of epic proportions? You’d better be, because such a shift is approaching, courtesy of our moon! This Friday, September 30th, the moon will be new but ‘black.’ During a black moon, the side of Earth’s natural satellite lit by the sun faces away from our planet. As a result, …

Also at Space.com which clarifies that when there are two New Moons in a single calendar month, the second one is called a Black Moon. This is analogous to a "Blue Moon" which is the second Full Moon occurring in a single calendar month.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by fubari on Saturday October 01 2016, @02:02AM

    by fubari (4551) on Saturday October 01 2016, @02:02AM (#408619)

    TFA is a steaming pile of click bait excrement.
    It lists things you "can expect".
    The following is just copy & paste (... for omitted text).

    Here’s What You Need To Know About The Rare Black Moon On Friday, September 30th!
    Are you ready for a cosmic shift of epic proportions? You’d better be, because such a shift is approaching, courtesy of our moon!
    ...
    #1 – Expect The Darker Side Of Humanity To Appear.
    ...
    Feelings such as hatred and envy will be quite prominent on Friday the 30th.

    #2 – Expect Your Gender Identity To Shift.
    ...
    In fact, it has nothing to do with sexual orientation at all.

    #3 – Expect An Increase In Creativity.
    ...
    This Friday the 30th, you can expect a major boost in creative drive and ambition.
    Copyright text 2016 by DavidWolfe.com.

    Additional "valuable" information on the TFA page, for a given level of value...

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    So yeah, if any of the above looks interesting to you, by all means check out the fine article.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @06:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 01 2016, @06:50AM (#408673)

    You don't have article blockers and a hosts file?

  • (Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Saturday October 01 2016, @07:11AM

    by GungnirSniper (1671) on Saturday October 01 2016, @07:11AM (#408675) Journal

    BeauHD, is that you?

  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Jesus_666 on Saturday October 01 2016, @09:53AM

    by Jesus_666 (3044) on Saturday October 01 2016, @09:53AM (#408699)

    Do You Know What Can Happen if You Drink Coconut Water for 14 Days?

    Micturation?