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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: 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?

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  • (Score: 2) by art guerrilla on Saturday October 01 2016, @10:05AM

    by art guerrilla (3082) on Saturday October 01 2016, @10:05AM (#408705)

    coconut pee ? ? ?