The next blue supermoon won't happen until 2037.
The blue supermoon is seen behind the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.Amir Makar / AFP via Getty ImagesBecause the moon's cycle is 29.5 days long, and nearly every calendar month is longer, NASA says every two to three years the gap between the moon's cycle and the calendar month lead to a rare blue supermoon.The blue supermoon is seen behind the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
According to NASA, a blue supermoon typically occurs every 10 years but can take as long as 20 years.The supermoon is seen above Gulou Ecological Square in China's Guizhou province.Nurphoto / NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn Rabat, Morocco, the blue supermoon illuminated the night sky.Here's a stunning photo as seen from London of a plane flying by the blue supermoon.Here's the moon behind the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur, India.
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