The full moon in May 2031
May's full moon — traditionally the Flower Moon — with its exact peak computed from JPL ephemeris data and shown in your timezone.
The sky at the instant of the full moon — the Moon in Scorpio, the Sun exactly opposite, both at their computed longitudes
May 7, 2031 at 03:39 UTC
Full moon in Scorpio · peak illumination — the instant the Moon sits exactly opposite the Sun
This full moon is also a penumbral lunar eclipse — the Moon crosses Earth's shadow (magnitude 0.52). Astrologers read an eclipsed full moon as the emphatic version of the month's reveal.
A full moon in Scorpio
A full moon in Scorpio brings up what was buried — motives, debts, the conversation underneath the conversation. Depth is available; melodrama is optional.
Also this month
The new moon falls on May 21, 2031 at 07:17 UTC in Gemini— the start of the next lunar cycle.
Every time on this page is computed from JPL ephemeris data — the same source NASA navigates by — and shown in your timezone. Want to know what the sky is doing to your chart? Start with the Big Three quiz or build your chart.