{"id":94352,"date":"2025-05-12T03:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94352\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T03:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T03:35:09","slug":"how-to-see-mays-full-flower-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94352\/","title":{"rendered":"How to see May\u2019s full flower moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for CNN\u2019s Wonder Theory science newsletter.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\/wonder-theory?source=nl-acq_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">May\u2019s full moon, known by its popular nickname as the flower moon to signify the many blossoms of spring, will be bright in the sky on Sunday night \u2014 despite it being a \u201cmicromoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/03\/world\/lunar-far-side-moon-exploration-scn?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:moon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">moon<\/a> technically peaks at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday, but it will appear full on Sunday and Monday evening, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/moon-phases\/may-full-moon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EarthSky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EarthSky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The moon will rise low in the southeast after sunset on Monday and ascend to its highest point in the sky after midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">May\u2019s full moon is the third, and final, in a succession of this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/12\/science\/full-pink-moon-april?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:micromoons;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">micromoons<\/a>, which occurs when Earth\u2019s natural satellite is at its greatest distance from Earth and appears smaller than a typical full moon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The moon will be 251,939 miles (405,456 kilometers) away from Earth, versus its average distance of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/moon.nasa.gov\/moon-observation\/daily-moon-guide\/?intent=011#1747070056730::0::\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NASA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NASA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The moniker of flower moon draws from a Comanche name associated with May\u2019s full moon. But <a href=\"https:\/\/astro101.wwu.edu\/indianmoons.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:indigenous tribes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">indigenous tribes<\/a> vary in how they refer to the silvery orb during this time of year. The Creek and Choctaw people both refer to it as the mulberry moon, while the Cree call it the frog moon. The Anishnaabe tribe knows it as the blossom moon, and the Apache refer to this moon rising during the \u201cseason when the leaves are green.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming full moons<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following the final micromoon of the year, there are seven more full moons to look out for in 2025, with supermoons occurring in October, November and December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s the list of full moons remaining in 2025, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersalmanac.com\/full-moon-dates-and-times\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Farmers\u2019 Almanac;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Farmers\u2019 Almanac<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Lunar and solar eclipses in 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the lead-up to the fall season, two <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:eclipse events;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">eclipse events<\/a> will grace the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A total lunar eclipse will be most visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, parts of eastern South America, Alaska and Antarctica on September 7 and 8, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Time and Date;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Time and Date<\/a>.<br \/>A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our planet\u2019s shadow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the moon is within the darkest part of Earth\u2019s shadow, called the umbra, it takes on a reddish hue, which has led to the nickname \u201cblood moon\u201d for a lunar eclipse, according to NASA. That shadow isn\u2019t perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow\u2019s edges, bathing the moon in warm hues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A partial solar eclipse will occur on September 21 as the moon moves between the sun and Earth but the celestial bodies aren\u2019t perfectly aligned, according to NASA. In this type of event, the moon only blocks part of the sun\u2019s face, creating a crescent shape in which it appears the moon is taking a \u201cbite\u201d out of the sun. This event will be visible to more remote areas of Australia, Antarctica and the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/register?source=external-feeds_iluminar&amp;cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo&amp;registration_email_campaign=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CNN.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sign up for CNN\u2019s Wonder Theory science newsletter.\u00a0Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3844],"tags":[34155,3863,468,70,413,39000,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-94352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-flower-moon","9":"tag-full-moon","10":"tag-harvest-moon","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-space","13":"tag-strawberry-moon","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114492769741394786","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}