See the best photos of May 2025's full Flower Moon as it rose over landmarks and landscapes worldwide in a dazzling lunar display.

The moon is not capable of producing its own light, so what we see from Earth is a reflection of the sun's light shining on the moon. Still, the moon is orbiting around the Earth while the Earth is orbiting around the sun,

According to NASA, an Old English name for the May full moon is the milk moon. In 703 AD, the English monk St. Bede the Venerable wrote that May was known as the "Three-Milkings Month," likely because cows could be milked three times a day during this fertile time of year.

The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth's moon on the night of May 9. Here's how to catch the celestial pair at play ahead of next week's full 'Flower Moon'. Stargazers should look for the moon and Spica hanging above the eastern horizon on May 9 after sunset.

The second full moon of spring marks the growth and development of plants and sees the elements in full bloom.

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place; the moon has some nice pairings with stars and planets; and the Milky Way makes its appearance at midnight.

In New York City, moonrise is at 8:30 p.m. following sunset at 8:03 p.m. For Los Angeles, the moon will pop above the horizon at 8:14 p.m., about 30 minutes after sunset.

All eyes on the sky on Monday, May 12! The start of the week will be studded with the month’s full moon, AKA May’s flower moon—TikTok’s current obsession. With nearly 17 million posts on the subject (admittedly with some geared toward the 2023 movie,