For lovers of stars and planets, very interesting weeks are coming, with five lunar phases and two conjunctions with Saturn
A month to spend with your nose turned up. May 2024 for astronomy enthusiasts and in particular astronomy moon It’s a busy month. We start with the conjunction with Saturn on May 4th, an event that will occur again on the 31st. Then, an event that has not happened since August 2023, the lunar phases this month will be five and not four (next time will be in December). May 23rd is the other date to mark on the calendar, because we will be able to admire the Full Flower Moon.
When our satellite reaches the fourth of the five phases, it will enter the defined phase of the Full Flower Moon, in the last part of the month. In those days, The Moon and Sun will align, creating perfect darkness for astronomical observation. After the Flower Moon, the last quarter will start on the 30th. In May you will also be able to see them Mars And Saturnplus a few swarms of shooting stars (in the first half of the month): the eta Aquarids, the alpha Scorpids, the eta Lyrids and the eta Ophiuchids.
Because it’s called the Flower Moon
The name Flower Moon is linked to the spring season in our hemisphere, given that the phenomenon falls in the month of May. It is not the only name for this phenomenon: in China for example it is known as the Dragon Moon, for the Native Americans it was the Sowing Moon, while in the southern hemisphere it is the Beaver Moon or Frost Moon (at the moment we are in the winter season).
May 4, 2024 (modified May 4, 2024 | 10:20)
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