May 2024 Full Moon Is A Flower Moon

Full Moon: Credit NASA

The May 2024 Full Moon will occur on Thursday, May 23, 2024, beginning with a moonrise over Florida's east coast at 8:31 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (with a few minutes of variation depending on your exact location).

The Full Moon will technically be 100% full at 9:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on April 24, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. 

What is the Full Moon In May Called?

A Full Moon in April is also called a Flower Moon because Colonial Americans learned that name from Native Americans who associated the May Full Moon with summer flowers beginning to bloom.

Other names for May’s Full Moon are associated with Springtime: Planting Moon, Egg Laying Moon, and Budding Moon are all Native American names for a Full Moon in May, according to the Farmer's Almanac.

Full Moon High Tide

For those planning to walk, bike, or run along the beach in Florida, this Full Moon brings along with it a 4 ft. + Atlantic Ocean high tide on the east coast and a 2 ft. + high tide on Florida's Gulf Coast.