Unfortunately, there are two commonly used definitions for a “Blue Moon”. Since a year has 12 months, and the…
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How Repeatable is the Position of a Star in the Sky From One Year to the Next?
Since the Earth completes one orbit around the Sun every year, it returns to the same position after 365.256…

Why Does the Length of the Day Change More Quickly at the Equinoxes Than it Does at the Solstices?
Since the Earth’s rotational axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees relative to its orbital plane, the path of…

What Planets Are Visible from Vancouver Canada on December 5, 2020?
I believe that you were seeing Venus on the SE horizon. As for what you identified as two planets…

Astronomical Coordinate Systems Questions
To answer your first question, keep in mind that the geocentric ecliptic coordinate system is, as the name implies,…

A Question About Lunar Standstills
For your first question, I believe that the azimuth values listed are geographic azimuth values, where azimuth 0 is…