What This Mercury in Retrograde Means for the Zodiac Signs, According to Astrologer Aliza Kelly
April showers bring May flowers—and the full flower moon.
The moon—which will peak at 12:56 p.m. ET May 12 but will appear full that evening—is the third and final micromoon of 2025. Smaller than the usual full moon, it is 251,939 miles away from Earth instead of the normal 238,855 miles, according to NASA.
As for how the flower moon earned its springtime name?
The Old Farmer’s Almanac began publishing full moon names in the 1930s, which were inspired by those associated with Native American tribes. For instance, the flower moon—the name of each full moon in May—was given by the Algonquin tribes.
With the cold winter days behind us, the illuminated flower moon brings in a new energy. As the almanac noted, “The May Moon marked a time of increasing fertility with temperatures warm enough for safely bearing young, a near end to late frosts, and plants in bloom.”
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