{"id":619025,"date":"2026-05-02T10:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619025\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T10:09:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:09:19","slug":"full-flower-moon-to-shine-friday-night-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/619025\/","title":{"rendered":"Full &#8216;flower moon&#8217; to shine Friday night: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pdipkzho94tvvsio.jpg\" alt=\"Micromoon vs. Supermoon: Stunning video compares the two\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Stargazers will be treated to the first of two May full moons Friday night with the rise of the full &#8220;flower moon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Here\u2019s what to know about the micromoon:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> May\u2019s full flower moon  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/tag\/science\/air-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">full flower moon<\/a> is a micromoon named for the blooms on Earth that are typically illuminated by the moon in late spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/news\/nasa-unveil-panoramic-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASA unveils panoramic Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to the Farmers Almanac, the flower moon will reach peak brightness at 1:23 p.m. ET, which means most Americans won\u2019t be able to see it at its brightest. But it will still shine bright over clear skies, making Friday night a good night for stargazing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gettyimages-2273267101-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">An Airbus A320-271N aircraft of German airline Condor flies past the Waxing Gibbous Moon over Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on April 30, 2026 on the eve of May full moon, also known as &#8220;Flower Moon&#8221;. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV \/ AFP via Getty  <\/p>\n<p>  What is a micromoon?\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">A micromoon happens when the moon is at its farthest point from Earth in its orbit, known as apogee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to NASA, May\u2019s full flower moon will be roughly 249,180 miles from Earth.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/news\/nasa-looking-into-reclassifying-pluto-planet-after-10-year-olds-viral-letter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NASA &#8216;looking into&#8217; reclassifying Pluto as a planet after 10-year-old&#8217;s viral letter<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">A &#8220;supermoon,&#8221; on the other hand, happens when a full moon coincides with the moon&#8217;s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/full-flower-micromoon-kicks-off-rare-double-moon-may#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FOX Weather<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> When\u2019s the next full moon?\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Timeline:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The next full moon \u2013 the &#8220;blue moon&#8221; \u2013 will rise on May 31.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/news\/virgin-galactic-raises-spaceflight-ticket-prices-750k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Virgin Galactic raises spaceflight ticket prices to $750K<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The blue moon gets its name from the phrase, &#8220;Once in a blue moon,&#8221; as blue moons happen when there are two full moons in one month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This report includes information from NASA and FOX Weather.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/tag\/science\/air-space\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air and Space<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stargazers will be treated to the first of two May full moons Friday night with the rise of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":619026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[40426,3,79],"class_list":["post-619025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-air-space","tag-news","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=619025"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/619025\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/619026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=619025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=619025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=619025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}