Blue micromoon marks May’s second full moon (opens in new tab)

A full moon visible from May 30 into May 31 was both a monthly Blue Moon and a micromoon because it was May’s second full moon and occurred near the moon’s farthest point from Earth in its elliptical orbit. Peak fullness came at 8:45 UTC on May 31, or 4:45 a.m. ET, while observers in some time zones saw the fullest moon late May 30 or early May 31. The event was not expected to make the moon appear blue; the term describes the timing of the full moon, not its color. NASA information cited by ...