Flower Moon weather/news/science/flower-moon-2014-what-you-need-know-20140513 Wednesday night is the full moon for May, rising in the sky around 3 p.m. Eastern time. In the tradition of Native American naming, it’s commonly known as the flower moon, to reflect the spring blooms seen this month. Other names for the May full moon include the hare moon, the corn-planting moon and the milk moon. According to the Old Farmer’s Alamanc, the full flower moon means increasing fertility, as temperatures become warm enough for animals to bear young. For this reason, it’s sometimes called Mother’s moon. It also signals the near end of late frosts. May’s full moon coincides with another special astronomical event, when the moon will block Saturn from view for an hour. This is known as the occultation of Saturn. Late Tuesday night on the east coast, viewers looking up at the sky will see Saturn disappear behind the nearly full moon. The name flower moon is sometimes used to describe the full moon of June, but a more popular name for June’s moon is the strawberry moon. This year, the full strawberry moon occurs on June 13.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 23:55:10 +0000
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