May 23rd Full Flower Moon 3:18 pm

 
Full Moon 

FLOWER MOON: According to folklore, tonight's

May 23rd

Full Flower Moon

3:18 pm)

full moon is called the "Flower Moon." Why? Full moons in May shine down on the abundant flowers of late Spring. Step outside at sunset and watch the Flower Moon rise in the east--it's beautiful.

Be alert also for colorful coronas and rings around the moon, as in this May 19th picture from Andy Skinner of Yosemite Valley, Calfornia:

"On my way home from work, I saw this richly colored corona and began searching for something to block the moon," recalls Skinner. "A dead pine tree did the trick."  

 

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