Micromoon Madness: Don't Miss May's Flower Moon!

2025-05-13 06:03:37.865

May's full moon, nicknamed the flower moon, will shine brightly on Sunday and Monday evenings despite being a micromoon (when the moon is furthest from Earth). It officially peaks at 12:56 p.m. ET on Monday. This is the third and final micromoon of 2025; the moon will be 251,939 miles from Earth. Different indigenous tribes have varying names for this moon, including flower moon, mulberry moon, frog moon, and blossom moon. Seven more full moons will follow in 2025, including supermoons in October, November, and December. A total lunar eclipse (visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, parts of eastern South America, Alaska, and Antarctica) will occur on September 7-8, and a partial solar eclipse will be visible in more remote areas of Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific Ocean on September 21.