After the pink microluna that we admired in Aprilon May 12 arrives the Microluna of flowersthe full moon of May which, even in this month, might seem smaller than usual (and perhaps a little less bright). The show, perhaps less famous than Superlunait’s not less fascinating, we don’t fail!
What is the microluna
For microluna We mean a moon in Full or new phase close to the apogeethe point of the lunar orbit farthest from the earth (even if, as for the most famous Superlunathe definition has never been confirmed byInternational Astronomic Union). When full, precisely because of its distance, it may appear smaller to us (and perhaps a little less bright, for the same reason).
In particular, as explained Timeandathis condition is achieved when the center of the moon is located More than 405,000 kilometers from the center of the earth (Considering that the average land distance – Luna is 382,500 kilometers).
What we will see on the evening of 12 May 2025
On May 12, since the sky is dark, we raise our eyes to the sky: time permitting, there will be a beautiful full moon, perhaps a little less bright, but above all a little smaller than usual, which could appear for this as a “point on distant in the sky”
Our satellite will be technically in the flood phase on May 12 at 18.56 Italian time, but all evening and all night, until its sunset, we will be able to enjoy the show that the sky offers us for free (on the map the Heaven of 12 May 2025 at about 22.00).
Because moon of flowers
As with all full moons, the name is to be found in the American traditionwhich used to attribute details to our satellite during the flood phase, attributable to the period of the year in which that specific full moon was visible.
In this case the name was attributed due to the “climatic turning“Usually visible in May. In fact, other names, in fact, recall the beginning of spring: the tribe Anishnaabe he called her Moon in bloomwhile for peoples Apache And Lakota it was the Moon of the green leavesand for the tribe Mohawk there Moon of the big leaf.
Not to be missed!
Sources: Moongiant / TimeandDate / Micromoon
