Supermoon over the Phrygian Valley
Photo: DPA/AP/Emrah Gurel
Two full moons in one month. You can’t help but rave, even if you’re not in the Californian or Australian desert or in the Phrygian Valley in Turkey. This August they also appeared in starry skies over major German cities. The spirits argue about why the second supermoon, a heavenly free bonus, is called the “Bue Moon”. Some point to Texas farmers as the word creators. But they were probably blue. Because “Blue Moon” almost never looks blue. At most, in the case of large-scale forest fires or volcanic eruptions, as Harald Lesch knows. The »Dr. ZDF’s Steffen Schmidt suspects that the erroneous name is based on an anti-clerical poem from the 16th century, which says: When the churchmen say the moon is blue, people have to believe it.
Belief or not. It’s simply fantastic, to enjoy, to dream about. Put on an old shellac record with the evergreen “Blue Moon” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart from 1933 and you float away. Honeymoon. Within reach. So close to the earth that you want to hop over. To escape earthly injustice, strife and adversity.
If you missed the big jump this time – the next “Blue Moon” beckons on May 31, 2026.
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