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What to know about Michigan’s next full moon: the Flower Moon

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7 months ago

May 8, 2025

MM Team

The flower moon, the complete moon of Might, will attain peak lighting on 12 Might 2025 at 12:56 pm.
The identify of the moon comes from the abundance of flowers that bloom in Might.
The moon is at present in its waxing Gibbous part and can enter its final quarter on Might 20.

The following full moon of spring will rise within the heaven of Michigan in only a few days; The flower moon, a logo of the considerable flowers of spring, will peak within the early afternoon of 12 Might.

That is what concerning the flower moon.

Is there a full moon tonight?

No, the flower moon, the complete moon of Might, will attain peak lighting the evening of Might 12.

The total moon will fear within the afternoon, at 12:56 pm and appear full that evening.

The earlier full moon was the pink moon of April, which was a micromoon – which appeared smaller when the moon reached its apoee.

How did the Flower Moon get its identify?

The identify Flower Moon comes from flowers that bloom in Might, in keeping with the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

In what part of the lunar cycle is the moon now?

The moon is at present in its waxing Gibbous part, in keeping with 84% lighting, in keeping with Space.com. The next phases of the Moon in Might 2025 are:

Full moon: Might 12
Final quarter: Might 20
New moon: Might 27

Why does the moon generally appear pink?

You will have observed that the moon sometimes takes on a dramatic shade orange or pink within the evening sky. That’s due to how daylight touches the floor of the moon after passing by way of the ambiance.

When the moon goes into the inside a part of the shade of the earth or Umbra, in keeping with NASAA part of the daylight that enters the earth spreads earlier than it reaches the floor of the moon.

Colours with shorter wavelengths, corresponding to blues and violets, unfold simpler than colours with longer wavelengths, together with pink and orange.