Halloween Blue Moon 2020: 10 stunning photos of October’s 2nd full moon
The second full moon of October 2020, also known as a Blue Moon, brightened the night sky on Halloween.
The full Blue Moon and Hunter’s Moon rises behind lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on Halloween on October 31, 2020, as seen from Greenbrook Township, New Jersey.
The Blue Moon, a second full moon in a month of the common calendar, rises over Ankara, Turkey on October 31, 2020.
The full moon rises over the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. The full moon is known as a Blue Moon.
A person holding a witch’s hat watches the Blue Moon rise over Castle Hill in Huddersfield, it will be the last full moon to fall on Halloween until 2039.
The "blue moon", the second full moon of a calendar month, is seen over the Valle shantytown in Caracas, on October 31, 2020.
A blue full moon rises behind the leaves of a Trident Maple Tree in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020.
A rare Halloween blue moon rises in the second half of an NCAA college football game between Boise State and Air Force, Saturday Oct. 31 2020, at Air Force Academy, Colo.
A rare Halloween blue moon moon rises over a bank of lights at Falcon Stadium in the second half of an NCAA college football game between Air Force and Boise State, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, at Air Force Academy, Colo.
The "blue moon", the second full moon of a calendar month, is seen over Lanus, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on October 31, 2020.
A full moon is seen in Amman, capital of Jordan, on Oct. 31, 2020.
The "blue moon", the second full moon of a calendar month, is seen over the La Plata River, near a crane, in Buenos Aires, on October 31, 2020.
The full blue moon sets beyond an American flag Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.
Blue Moon, a second full moon in a month of the common calendar, rises over Great Camlica Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey on October 31, 2020.
An airplane flies in front of a moon that has just begun to wane from full, as it rises on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, near Graham, Wash. Saturday marked the first time since 1944 that a blue moon has been visible in all time zones on Halloween.
Blue Moon, a second full moon in a month of the common calendar, rises behind hot-air balloons gliding over historical Cappadocia region, located in Central Anatolia’s Nevsehir province, Turkey on November 01, 2020.
A blue moon — the second full moon in the same month — rises on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, as seen from Graham, Wash. Saturday marked the first time since 1944 that a blue moon has been visible in all time zones on Halloween.
Skygazers flocked to social media to share their photos. Here are some of our favorites:
