How to Find a Blue Moon Using Panchang JSON
The article explains how to identify a Blue Moon using the Panchang system. A Blue Moon is defined as the second Full Moon in a Gregorian calendar month, which can be determined by checking for two Purnima dates in that month. The example provided focuses on Kolkata, India, and the month of May 2026, where both May 1 and May 31 are Purnima dates, making the latter the Blue Moon reference.
- ▪A Blue Moon is the second Full Moon in the same Gregorian calendar month.
- ▪In the Panchang system, Full Moon dates are referred to as Purnima.
- ▪For May 2026 in Kolkata, there are two Purnima dates: May 1 and May 31.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3966253) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } DevDarsha API Posted on Jun 3 How to Find a Blue Moon Using Panchang JSON #astronomy #calendar #api #json How to Find a Blue Moon Using Panchang JSON A Blue Moon is often misunderstood. It does not usually mean that the Moon turns blue in color. In common modern calendar usage, a Blue Moon means the second Full Moon in the same Gregorian calendar month. This is a useful example where modern calendar logic and Indian Panchang data can be compared.
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