Flower Moon 2027

Flower Moon meaning

By May the flowers are out in abundance across the northern hemisphere, and the full moon was named for them. It is a planting moon in the farming calendars: corn went into the ground in the weeks around it.

Also called: Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare Moon. The names come from the seasonal calendars of Native American, Colonial American and European tradition, as collected in the Old Farmer's Almanac; each one marks what was happening on the land in that month.

When is the Flower Moon?

• 2026Friday, 1 May 2026, 17:23 UTCEvery phase in May 2026
• 2027Thursday, 20 May 2027, 10:59 UTCEvery phase in May 2027
• 2028Monday, 8 May 2028, 19:49 UTCEvery phase in May 2028
• 2029Sunday, 27 May 2029, 18:38 UTCEvery phase in May 2029

Times are UTC; your local time is shown in the opening line. A full moon is an instant, but the Moon looks full to the eye the night before and the night after as well.

Best time to see the Flower Moon

Go out at moonrise on the evening of Thu 20 May: look east just after sunset, when the Moon sits on the horizon, looks largest, and takes on its warmest colour. The Flower Moon sits low in the southern sky from northern latitudes, since the full moon in late spring mirrors the low winter Sun.

Tonight's moonrise time for your location is on the live moon page.