Full Moon May 2027 in Scorpio: the Flower Moon
The full moon of May 2027 is exact on Thursday, May 20, 2027 at 10:59 UTC, with the Moon at 29°13' Scorpio and the Sun at 29°13' Taurus. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: in 200 days.
What time is the May 2027 full moon?
At 10:59 UTC on May 20, 2027, which is Thu, May 20, 06:59 AM in New York and Thu, May 20, 03:59 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the May 2027 full moon in?
Scorpio: the Moon is at 29°13' Scorpio, opposite the Sun at 29°13' Taurus.
What is the May 2027 full moon called?
The Flower Moon, the name given to May’s full moon in the North American naming tradition.
Is the May 2027 full moon a supermoon?
No: at 393,893 km the Moon is farther than the 384,400 km average; it is number 8 of 2027’s 12 full moons by closeness.
Is the May 2027 full moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 4.85° south of the ecliptic, too far from the Sun–Earth line for Earth’s shadow to reach it.
When is the next full moon after May 2027?
On June 19, 2027 at 00:45 UTC, in Sagittarius.
Computed details, May 20, 2027
| Exact time (UTC) | May 20, 2027, 10:59 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♏︎ 29°13' Scorpio |
| Sun | ♉︎ 29°13' Taurus |
| Name | Flower Moon The name given to May’s full moon. |
| Distance from Earth | 393,893 km (+9,493 km) |
| Apparent size | 30.3 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | May 9, 2027, 20:07 UTC · 366,621 km 10 d 15 h before |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 4.85° south |
| Closeness rank | 8 of 12 (2027) |
| Since the previous full moon | 29 d 13 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Thu, May 20, 03:59 AM |
| New York | Thu, May 20, 06:59 AM |
| London | Thu, May 20, 11:59 AM |
| India | Thu, May 20, 04:29 PM |
| Sydney | Thu, May 20, 08:59 PM |
What a full moon in Scorpio means
With the Moon in Scorpio and the Sun in Taurus, this full moon lights the Scorpio–Taurus axis: what started at the new moon in Taurus on May 6, 2027 comes to a head. Scorpio is a fixed water sign ruled by Pluto; its keywords: intense, penetrating, loyal.
Feeling deepens and goes quiet. People keep more to themselves, notice undercurrents, and hold grudges a little longer. Strong days for research, intimacy and honest reckoning; hard days for small talk.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a full moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: full-moon/2027.json (CC0 JSON).