Full moon of May 31, 2026 in Sagittarius

Full moon in Sagittarius: the longing for horizons facing the everyday. The month’s second, on Sunday May 31: a blue moon in the common sense.

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♐︎ Moon in Sagittarius

The essentials

The full moon of May 31 at a glance

For you

Sunday May 31: a time of widened horizons, faraway projects, and convictions that give a heading, so it is said.

Date and time (Paris): Sunday May 31, 2026, 10:45
The Moon: ♐︎ in Sagittarius
When to look (Paris): Saturday May 30, in the evening, from 21:33
Next full moon: June 30, 2026, in Capricorn

The full moon in Sagittarius in tradition

Moon in Sagittarius, Sun in Gemini: it occurs from late May to late June, as the longest days approach.

The axis would set the curiosity of the detail against the longing for faraway horizons, the precise question against the conviction that gives a heading. Tradition would see here a time of opening, of trips in the planning, of beliefs put to the test. It bears the name Flower Moon in May and Strawberry Moon in June, the season of wild strawberries; when it is the second full moon of May, it is also called blue.

The Moon in: ♐︎ Sagittarius
Element and mode: Fire, mutable
Ruler of the sign: Jupiter
The Moon there is: No particular dignity
The Sun opposite: ♊︎ Gemini
Time (Paris): May 31, 10:45

What tradition reads in every full moon →

Not a prediction: phases and dates are calculated by the site’s engine; the traditions, reported in the conditional, are not to be followed blindly. Why?

The month’s sky

The sky of May

Flower Moon for the almanacs, which also cite the Planting Moon: the month when vegetation bursts out and the planting was being finished.

Recharging a crystal → Same theme: the full moon of rituals

Calculated for this date

This full moon in figures

Exact instant (Paris): 10:45Sunday May 31, 08:45 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 406,126 kmMicromoon (over 405,000 km)
Apparent size: 29.4′5% smaller than average
Moonrise in Paris: 22:36Sunset: 21:44
Highest in Paris: 14°Next moonrise: 55 minutes later
Constellation: ScorpiusTropical sign: Sagittarius
Nearest perigee: 358,064 kmMay 17, 13 days and 19 hours before
Season: spring: 3rd of 3Blue moon (2nd of the month)

Calendar

The full moons of 2026

The full moons of 2026, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Saturday January 311:03	11:03	♋︎ Cancer
Sunday February 123:09	23:09	♌︎ Leo
Tuesday March 312:38	12:38	♍︎ Virgo
Thursday April 204:12	04:12	♎︎ Libra
Friday May 119:23	19:23	♏︎ Scorpio
Sunday May 3110:45Blue moon: 2nd of the month	10:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Tuesday June 3001:57	01:57	♑︎ Capricorn
Wednesday July 2916:36	16:36	♒︎ Aquarius
Friday August 2806:19	06:19	♓︎ Pisces
Saturday September 2618:49	18:49	♈︎ Aries
Monday October 2605:12	05:12	♉︎ Taurus
Tuesday November 2415:54	15:54	♊︎ Gemini
Thursday December 2402:28	02:28	♋︎ Cancer

New moons around it: May 16 (22:01, Moon in Taurus) and June 15 (04:54, Moon in Gemini). All lunations of 2026 and 2027 →

How is it calculated?

Instant when the Moon is 180° from the Sun in longitude, calculated to the second by the site’s engine.

Frequently asked questions about the full moon of May 31

What time is the full moon on May 31 2026?

On Sunday May 31 2026, at 10:45 French time; a site that shows universal time will say 08:45. That day, the Moon rises in Paris at 22:36, 52 minutes after sunset (21:44), then reaches 14° above the southern horizon at its highest. As the instant falls before noon, the previous night comes closest to it for watching.

Is the full moon of May 31 2026 a supermoon?

No, it is actually the opposite: a micromoon, the farthest of the 13 full moons of 2026. At the instant of the full moon, 406,126 km separate the centers of the Earth and the Moon: a disk of 29.4 minutes of arc, 5% smaller than at the average distance. Nearest perigee: on May 17, 13 days and 19 hours before, at 358,064 km.