If you’re looking for a simple but stunning night-sky moment, mark your calendar. The full Flower Moon will shine brightest on May 1, 2026, offering one of spring’s most beautiful celestial views.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. April closes, and May begins with a brilliant full flower ...

The first day of May is a celebratory moment in many different ways, as it’s the date of May Day, International Workers Day, as well as the witchy cross-quarter holiday of Beltane. This year, the ...

The Full Flower Moon in Scorpio, which is a micromoon, blooms on May 1 at 1:23 p.m. Eastern Time, jumpstarting a month of personal metamorphosis. There is beauty in personal evolution and rebirth, ...

On May 1, the Flower Moon will rise, lighting up the sky with one of the season’s most enchanting lunations May’s Flower Moon peaks on Friday, May 1, but will appear full on Thursday, April 30 and ...

The first of two full moons in May 2026 will happen on May 1. Completely round and full, the full moon will be in the ambitious, mysterious sign of Scorpio. The date alone has a special vibe about it: ...

The next full moon of 2026 will be the May flower full moon, set to rise in Scorpio, amid the Eta Aqauriids meteor shower and then give way to a rare second moon in the same month - the blue moon.

The Flower Moon will light up the night sky on the first day of May, which marks the midpoint between summer and spring. May's full moon, known as the Flower Moon, will peak on Friday, May 1. The ...

May will feature two full moons, one on May 1 and another on May 31. The first full moon is called the flower moon, while the second is known as a blue moon. The blue moon on May 31 will also be a ...

May 2026 brings two full moons: the flower moon and a blue moon. A blue moon happens every two to three years. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower will peak in early May. Get ready for a dual lunar ...