Blue moon over Bhubaneswar, India.

Skopje (© ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/GettyImages)

Blue moon over Skopje, Macedonia.

Athens (©LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages)

Blue moon above the ancient Acropolis hill in Athens.

Blue moon is seen through tree branches in Skopje.

Blue moon is seen from Gaza, Palestine.

Blue moon is seen from the Atahualpa Stadium in Quito, Ecuador.

Blue moon appears over the Syrian capital Damascus.

Blue moon is seen in the sky of the Jordanian capital Amman.

Blue moon is seen behind the neon cross of a church in Skopje.

Agora ( © LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/GettyImages)

Greeks and tourists visit at the Roman Agora in Athens which is open all night as part of a blue-moon celebration.

These gorgeous lunar images literally occur once in a blue moon

9/1/2012

Did you check out the full moon last night? If you didn't, you missed out. Last night was a blue moon, and while the moon didn't actually appear with an indigo hue, it was still remarkable. A blue moon happens when two full moons occur in the same month, and it’s rare – hence the phrase “once in a blue moon.” This lunar feat won't happen again until July 2015, but if you missed it, don't worry. We collected a gallery of our favorite epic photos shared online by people from all over the world, so if your neck of the woods was cloudy, or if you just can't be bothered with looking up, we've got you covered right here.

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