blue moon

A rare “Blue Micromoon” is will light up the night sky this weekend, giving folks across Louisiana a chance to see an unusual lunar event of 2026.

The black moon will rise over Louisiana this weekend giving certain groups a reason to celebrate while others might not want to venture outside.

This may be the only time in our lives that all of these fall into place for the full moon.

According to the Farmers' Almanac, the Blue Moon is extremely rare, and will be seen across all time zones, with the moon turning full at 10:49 pm EDT