<ul><li>The Flower Moon will crest at 11:56 a.m. CDT on May 12, looking full on both May 11 and May 12.</li><li>The best time to watch it is after sunset on May 12, rising low in the southeast and reaching its highest point after midnight.</li><li>This full moon is the 3rd of 3 full micromoons in a row for 2025, being the smallest and most distant.</li><li>It will be 251,828 miles away, glowing near red Antares in Scorpius the Scorpion.</li><li>At full moon, the sun, Earth, and moon align with Earth in the middle, making the moon look round for a day or two.</li><li>The Flower Moon is named after the blooming of wildflowers and garden flowers, enchanting in the moonlight.</li><li>The May full moon's arc across the sky varies depending on the hemisphere, with the Northern Hemisphere seeing a lower arc.</li><li>May's full moon falls in the constellation Libra and will be visible on May 12 before sunrise and on the previous evening.</li><li>It's the last full micromoon of 2025 and a great opportunity to boost your moon-watching mojo.</li></ul>

May’s full moon is called the Flower Moon

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