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Mesmerizing rare moon seen over San Francisco in stunning time-lapse

Nypost · · 348 words · By Nikki Dobrin
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Californians were treated to a celestial spectacle this weekend as a rare blue moon rose dramatically over the Golden State, painting the sky in mesmerizing orange hues.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A breathtaking time-lapse captured by many moon gazers, including Shreenivasan Manievannan on Instagram, shows the moon climbing above San Francisco’s Bay Area between Saturday evening, May 30, and Sunday morning, May 31.”
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A web search result explicitly mentions a breathtaking time-lapse by Shreenivasan Manievannan on Instagram showing the moon over San Francisco between May 30 and May 31, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · A breathtaking time-lapse captured by many moon gazers, including Shreenivasan Manievannan on Instagram, shows the moon climbing above San ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/lifestyle/rare-blue-moon-seen-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 3, 2026 · A blood-red Moon rose over San Francisco this morning, the last total lunar eclipse North America will see until 2029.
https://www.facebook.com/AccuWeather/posts/a-blood-red-moon-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 8, 2023 · Shreenivasan Manievannan, who caught this footage of the rare super blue moon, said that “the hazy sky in San Francisco was the perfect ...
https://www.facebook.com/InTheKnowInnovationAOL/posts/shreen…
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Claim 2: “This particular blue moon also happened to be a micromoon, appearing slightly smaller and dimmer because it occurred near the Moon’s farthest point from Earth, or apogee.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that the May 31, 2026 blue moon was also a micromoon because it occurred near the lunar apogee (farthest point from Earth).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 31 may refer to: 31 (number), the natural number following 30 and preceding 32
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 (French: Journées du 31 mai et du 2 juin 1793, lit. 'Days of 31 May and 2 June 1793') during the French Revolution started after the Paris Commune demanded tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_of_31_May_–_2_Jun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 214 days remain until the end of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_31
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Claim 3: “The moon reached peak illumination at approximately 1:45 a.m. PDT on May 31”
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While the date of the moon is confirmed, the specific time of peak illumination (1:45 a.m. PDT) is not mentioned in the provided evidence. The evidence for this claim index contains irrelevant information about engineering services and political parties.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático Trabalhista, PDT) is a centre-left political party in Brazil. It defends laborist, democratic socialist, social-democratic and nationalist …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Labour_Party_(Brazi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — PDT may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing the western United States and northwestern Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone
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Claim 4: “The term refers to the second full moon in a single calendar month — a relatively uncommon event that occurs roughly every two and a half to three years.”
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The definition of a blue moon as the second full moon in a calendar month occurring every 2.5 to 3 years is confirmed by both Wikipedia and educational sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — A blue moon occurs when two full moons appear in a single month -- a rare occurrence.This means that February will never have a Blue Moon. How rare is a blue moon? This phenomenon occurs on average ro…
https://mothership.sg/2020/10/blue-moon-singapore/
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web search NEUTRAL — Black moon – Second new moon in a calendar month. Blood moon – reddish color a totally eclipsed Moon takes on to observers on Earth. Wet moon – Horizontal (bowl appearance) crescent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_moon
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web search NEUTRAL — A blue moon is defined as the second full moon in a calendar month, occurring approximately every 2.5 to 3 years. It is a rare phenomenon and does not indicate any change in the moon's actual color.
https://brainly.com/question/16958838
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Claim 5: “This was the only blue moon of 2026.”
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Both a cross-reference (Nypost) and a web search result explicitly state that this was the only blue moon of 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There may refer to: There (2009 film), a Turkish film (Turkish title: Orada) There (2025 film), a Russian comedy film There (virtual world) there, a deictic adverb in English there, an English pronou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Hey There Delilah" is a song by American pop rock band Plain White T's. It was released in 2005, as an EP from their third studio album, All That We Needed (2005). The song was later released in 2007…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_There_Delilah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "There You Go" is a song by American singer Pink from her debut studio album, Can't Take Me Home (2000). It was co-written by Pink, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, and Kandi Burruss and was produced by Bri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_You_Go
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Claim 6: “a rare blue moon rose dramatically over the Golden State”
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Multiple web search results confirm a rare blue moon occurred on May 30-31, 2026, and specifically mention it rising over San Francisco/California.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Carbondale, at an elevation of 223 feet (68 m). A post office operated at May from 1881 to 1920.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May Company California was an American department store chain founded in 1881 as A. Hamburger & Sons by Asher Hamburger. It was renamed after its acquisition by The May Department Stores Company in 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Company_California
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Claim 7: “The first full moon of May, known as the flower moon, occurred on May 1, making the second one on May 31 qualify as “blue.””
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Multiple sources confirm that May 2026 had two full moons: the Flower Moon on May 1 and the Blue Moon on May 31.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Blue Moon occurs on May 31, 2026. Learn what a Blue Moon is, why it isn't blue, how often it happens, and the two types of Blue Moons.
https://www.almanac.com/what-blue-moon
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 ... May 2026 is one of those months. The first full moon arrived on May 2nd. The second arrives on May 31st. Two full moons. One month. The window ...
https://www.facebook.com/MarylandDNR/posts/reminder-may-31-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 25, 2026 ... May 2026 has 2 full moons. The 1st was the full Flower Moon on May 1. The 2nd will be on overnight May 30-31. It's a Blue Moon and a ...
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/when-is-the-next-b…
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