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  "textContent": "The Flower Moon will be visible on Friday, May 1 (Credits: James Manning/PA Wire)\n\nMay’s full moon is known as the Flower Moon, and it’s expected to light up UK skies this week.\n\nHere’s all you need to know about when is it rising and if we’ll be able to see it.\n\nAlso referred to as the Planting Moon or Milk Moon, the Flower Moon, named thanks to the blooming that occurs as Spring gets underway, is expected to rise on Friday, May 1.\n\nLast year, starwatchers took to social media to share pictures of the luminous orb rising above rooftops and trees. From London’s skyline to Cambridgeshire’s Ely Cathedral, the display drew people to their windows for hours.\n\nWhat makes this year’s Flower Moon special is that it’s a micromoon, meaning it will appear slightly smaller in the sky and may be somewhat dimmer than usual.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nThe Flower Moon lit up skies across the world in 2024, including New York. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images)\n\n## What is a micromoon?\n\nA micromoon is when the moon appears smaller than usual because it’s at its farthest point from Earth in its elliptical orbit.\n\nWhen the Flower Moon rises on Friday, it’ll be at its maximum distance away from Earth, a term known as apogee.\n\nIn contrast, a supermoon, like last year’s Harvest Moon, happens when the full moon as at its closest distance to Earth, a term known as perigee.\n\nThe view of the moon over Delimara Point lighthouse, as seen from Birzebbuga, Malta (Picture: Reuters)\n\n## Will the Flower Moon be visible?\n\nThe Flower Moon will be most visible from around 6.23pm on Friday.\n\nThe Moon is expected to appear low in the sky in the evening of May 1 before rising as we approach midnight and then disappearing around dawn on Saturday.\n\nThe Met Office has predicted sunshine for most of the UK on Friday, although some parts will face heavy showers or thunderstorms, which means cloud, reducing chances of seeing the Moon.\n\nThe predicted cloudy weather along with the Flower Moon’s dimmer appearance means it may be harder for Brits to view the lunar orb – but with its peak being relatively early in the evening, it’s still worth a check.\n\nStargazers are looking forward to seeing the full moon this week (if the weather holds up) (Credits: AP)\n\n## When is the next full moon in the UK?\n\nIf you do miss this year’s Flower Moon, there will fortunately be another full moon at the end of the month: the Blue Moon, which will peak on May 31 at 9.45am.\n\nThere are several other full moons following that, including:\n\n  * The Strawberry moon on June 30\n  * The Buck Moon on July 29\n  * The Sturgeon Moon on August 28\n  * The Harvest Moon on September 26\n  * The Hunter’s Moon on October 26\n  * The Beaver Moon on November 24\n  * The Cold Moon on December 24\n\n\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "When will May’s Flower Moon rise and can it be seen in the UK?"
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