Full moon of May 20, 2027 in Scorpio

Full moon in Scorpio: depth facing simple pleasures. On Thursday May 20: the third full moon of the astronomical spring, called a blue moon.

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♏︎ Moon in Scorpio

The essentials

The full moon of May 20 at a glance

For you

Thursday May 20: truths would rise to the surface and bonds would be examined closely.

Date and time (Paris): Thursday May 20, 2027, 12:59
The Moon: ♏︎ in Scorpio
When to look (Paris): Thursday May 20, in the evening, from 22:15
Next full moon: June 19, 2027, in Sagittarius

The full moon in Scorpio in tradition

When the Moon is in Scorpio, the Sun is in Taurus: the full moon falls between late April and late May.

The Moon is in fall in this sign, the most intense for it according to tradition, which sees here a time of depth, of truths rising to the surface, of bonds examined closely, set against the simple pleasures of Taurus. It often coincides with Vesak, the Buddhist festival celebrated at the May full moon. The almanacs call it the Pink Moon in April, the Flower Moon in May; in France, it often falls during the lune rousse.

The Moon in: ♏︎ Scorpio
Element and mode: Water, fixed
Ruler of the sign: Mars and Pluto
The Moon there is: In fall
The Sun opposite: ♉︎ Taurus
Time (Paris): May 20, 12:59

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): 12:59Thursday May 20, 10:59 UTC
Earth-Moon distance: 393,893 kmNeither a supermoon nor a micromoon
Apparent size: 30.3′2% smaller than average
Moonrise in Paris: 22:15Sunset: 21:31
Highest in Paris: 16°Next moonrise: 1 hr 03 min later
Constellation: LibraTropical sign: Scorpio
Nearest perigee: 366,621 kmMay 9, 10 days and 15 hours before
Season: spring: 3rd of 4Seasonal blue moon

Calendar

The full moons of 2027

The full moons of 2027, Paris time
Date	Time	Moon in
Friday January 2213:17	13:17	♌︎ Leo
Sunday February 2100:24	00:24	♍︎ Virgo
Monday March 2211:44	11:44	♎︎ Libra
Wednesday April 2100:27	00:27	♏︎ Scorpio
Thursday May 2012:59	12:59	♏︎ Scorpio
Saturday June 1902:45	02:45	♐︎ Sagittarius
Sunday July 1817:45	17:45	♑︎ Capricorn
Tuesday August 1709:29	09:29	♒︎ Aquarius
Thursday September 1601:04	01:04	♓︎ Pisces
Friday October 1515:47	15:47	♈︎ Aries
Sunday November 1404:26	04:26	♉︎ Taurus
Monday December 1317:09	17:09	♊︎ Gemini

New moons around it: May 6 (12:59, Moon in Taurus) and June 4 (21:40, 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 20

What time is the full moon on May 20 2027?

The exact instant falls on Thursday May 20, 2027 at 12:59, Paris time, or 10:59 in universal time. Seen from Paris, it appears in the east at 22:15, 44 minutes after sunset (21:31), and climbs to 16°. As the instant falls after noon, the night that follows is the closest for observing it.

Is the full moon of May 20 2027 a supermoon?

No, neither a supermoon nor a micromoon: the 8th closest of the 12 full moons of 2027. At the instant of the full moon, 393,893 km separate the centers of the Earth and the Moon: a disk of 30.3 minutes of arc, 2% smaller than at the average distance. Nearest perigee: on May 9, 10 days and 15 hours before, at 366,621 km.