April showers bring May flowers, but this month’s full moon is called the Flower Moon, and here’s everything you should know about it before it blossoms into the night sky. On Monday, May 12, people will be able to see the full moon,

The Flower Moon will also look full in the days before and after its peak. If you're lucky and the clouds cooperate, you might even spot the star Antares, the fiery-orange heart of Scorpius, twinkling just below and to the left of the Moon.

May’s Flower Moon closes the chapter on a series of micromoons in 2025. The first two appeared in January and February – each one pulling away from Earth, and each one smaller than the last. The Flower Moon, the final act, drifts farther than ever.