The Full Flower Moon takes place late this evening at 11:42 p.m. EDT. Skies were partly cloudy this afternoon, so we should get a very good view of the May Full Moon. It will be a fitting ending to a nearly-spectacular weekend across southwestern Connecticut. The high temperature this afternoon at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford was 73 degrees.In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. That’s how the Full Moon in May became known as the Flower Moon. Other names include the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon. Full Moon names date back to Native Americans in what is now the Northern and Eastern United States. The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring Full Moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred.
A Full Moon rises at about the same time the Sun is setting. Since the length of daylight continues to grow each day through the Summer Solstice, a Full Moon will rise later and set earlier in May and June. In addition, the Full Moon will appear lower in the sky since it won’t be visible nearly as long as during the long Winter nights. That’s because the Full Moon is a lunar phase which occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.
Paul
