Flower Moon Full Moon : ce qu'il faut savoir

May's full Flower Moon is set to light up the night sky on Friday 1 May. Flower Moon Full Moon s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Philippines ce jeudi.

Les faits

• May's full Flower Moon is set to light up the night sky on Friday 1 May.
• We will see two full Moons in May, with the Flower Moon the first up at the start of the month.
• For instance, in 2026, according to Fred Espenak’s AstroPixels website, we have a micromoon with the full Flower Moon of May 1 … but not all sources consider this quite distant enough to be a micromoon.
• Read: 1st May full moon is a Flower Moon and micromoon.
• When this year's Flower Moon becomes full, it will be close to its maximum distance from Earth.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, We will see two full Moons in May, with the Flower Moon the first up at the start of the month.

Sur le fond, For instance, in 2026, according to Fred Espenak’s AstroPixels website, we have a micromoon with the full Flower Moon of May 1 … but not all sources consider this quite distant enough to be a micromoon.

Concrètement, Read: 1st May full moon is a Flower Moon and micromoon.

Au-delà de ce constat, when this year's Flower Moon becomes full, it will be close to its maximum distance from Earth.

Reste à préciser que If you miss the opportunity to spot the Flower Moon as the month begins, there will be a rare second full Moon opportunity at the tail end of the month.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : why do full Moons have names?Published13 March 2025.

Plus précisément, In fact, the full moon at the end of May will be 2026’s most distant full moon of the year.

Dans la foulée, both sources agree the full Strawberry Moon of June 29 is a micromoon.

À ce stade, But it’s safe to say that a full micromoon appears about 12-14% smaller than a full supermoon (an exceptionally close full moon).

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que May’s sky features not one but two full moons as well as the dazzling Eta Aquarids meteor shower.

À noter par ailleurs : a micromoon is a full or new moon that occurs when the moon is roughly at its farthest from Earth in its orbit.

Plus précisément, a full micromoon appears about 7% smaller than a full moon at an average distance.

Dans la foulée, the late Fred Espenak’s great Astropixels website lists three full micromoons for 2026 (May 1, May 31 and June 29).

À ce stade, Meanwhile, Timeanddate.com lists just two full micromoons for 2026 (May 31 and June 29).

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Pleine Lune des fleurs de mai 2026 : date, heure et signification de la première Pleine Lune de mai • Pleine Lune d’avril 2026 : date et heure de la Lune rose, signification et date de Pâques • Pourquoi Killers of the Flower Moon est tout sauf un film trop long • Vu dans Killers of the Flower Moon et Fear the Walking Dead, l'acteur Samuel French est décédé à 45 ans • Killers of the Flower Moon, l’excellence irregardable ? • Killers of the Flower Moon : la tragique histoire vraie à l'origine du film avec Leonardo DiCaprio.

À retenir

• When this year's Flower Moon becomes full, it will be close to its maximum distance from Earth.
• Why do full Moons have names?Published13 March 2025.
• A micromoon is a full or new moon that occurs when the moon is roughly at its farthest from Earth in its orbit.
• Recherches qui explosent : Pleine Lune des fleurs de mai 2026 : date, heure et signification de la première Pleine Lune de mai, Pleine Lune d’avril 2026 : date et heure de la Lune rose, signification et date de Pâques, Pourquoi Killers of the Flower Moon est tout sauf un film trop long, Vu dans Killers of the Flower Moon et Fear the Walking Dead, l'acteur Samuel French est décédé à 45 ans.