{"id":768550,"date":"2026-05-02T16:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/768550\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:34:22","slug":"a-rare-blue-moon-will-be-visible-over-chicago-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/768550\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Blue Moon Will Be Visible Over Chicago This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Skyline and Large Moon on the Horizon. Downtown Chicago with Hancock Tower on the Right Side. Panoramic Chicago Skyline.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/FullMoonChicago-1024x551.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretchicago.com\/author\/elena-smentkowski\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" data-lazy- class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777739660_258_5e7e51bebcc538d8129d521052d57f8e9321552d82efc67239fb0d02c048e40c.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tStaff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tMay 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Ever wondered where the expression <strong>\u201conce in a Blue Moon\u201d<\/strong> comes from? This <a href=\"https:\/\/secretchicago.com\/may-roundup\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretchicago.com\/may-roundup\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\"><strong>May in Chicago<\/strong><\/a> is your chance to find out.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>rare Blue Moon will occur at the end of the month. <\/strong>Here\u2019s what it means and when you can see it!<\/p>\n<p>All about the Blue Moon<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Full moon at Chicago's Navy Pier\" class=\"wp-image-60869\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/StrawberryMoon4-1024x683.jpg\"\/>Photo\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Despite its name, the Blue Moon has <strong>nothing to do with its color. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blue Moon is the name given to a <strong>second full moon to occur during a single calendar month, <\/strong>according to Space.com.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon of two full moons in a single month<strong> typically occurs every 2 to 3 years. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first full moon of May 2026, called the <strong>\u201cFlower Moon,\u201d <\/strong>will take place tonight. Unfortunately for Chicagoans, we\u2019re<strong> unlikely to see it<\/strong> due to overcast skies.<\/p>\n<p>But no worries, we\u2019ll get a <strong>second chance to bask in the full moon glow<\/strong> later this month. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Chicago, IL - May 26 2021: Full moon rising behind Adler Planetarium in Chicago\" class=\"wp-image-60868\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/StrawberryMoon3-1024x546.jpg\"\/>Photo\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Moon will <strong>light up the skie<\/strong>s on the evening of <strong>May 31. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By that point, there\u2019s a good chance that peak spring shower season will be behind us, so some <strong>breathtaking views could be in store.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for where to watch the Blue Moon rise, the <strong>best viewing areas<\/strong> are ones with <strong>little light pollution. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We recommend heading to lakefront destinations like the <strong>Adler Planetarium Peninsula<\/strong> or <strong>Montrose Moonrise Observation Point<\/strong> for sweeping, <strong>unobstructed Blue Moon gazing.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 May 2, 2026 Ever wondered where the expression \u201conce in a Blue Moon\u201d comes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":768551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,5386,1818],"class_list":{"0":"post-768550","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-chicago","9":"tag-il","10":"tag-illinois"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116505953469711075","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}