The full moon (tatkresiwok - Inuit) occurs when the Sun and the Moon are on exact opposite sides of the Earth every 29.53 days. This lunar phase is known by many different names, cultures, religions and languages, depending on the month it occurs. This mid spring full moon occurs in May and is known as the Milk Moon, Grass Moon, Corn Planting Moon, or Flower Moon.
The full moon for the month of May is at its fullest at 10:34 AM on Friday the 5th.
...and the sun sets at 7:37 PM and the moon rises at 8:01 PM.
This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today! Come join us for a meet-n-greet in the evening and to watch the full moon rise over the treetops of Claremont
The event begins at 7:15 PM and the event will officially end by 8:45 PM, but there may be some early birds and lingering about into the night.
Please do bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just to show them off. There are no food or beverage establishments nearby, but there is a bathroom, although we can't guarantee if it will be open after dark. On warm days, there are usually some cold beverages and the pizza stays hot! If you plan on bringing something to share, be sure to post it in a note. Please remember to dress appropriately for the temperature and weather conditions, as this event is outdoors and rain or shine. You may want to bring blankets and/or camp chairs.
It is interesting to note that often, calendars indicating moon phases may be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone. Don't be late or you just might miss out on this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.
Today is...
- Children's Day (Japan, South Korea)
- Cinco de Mayo (Mexico, United States)
- National Cartoonist Day
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day (Canada and United States)
On this day...
- 1809 – Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
- 1862 – Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
- 1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
- 1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
- 1961 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight.
- 1973 – Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59 2⁄5, an as-yet unbeaten record.
- 1987 – Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America of the Iran-Contra Affair.
Notable births...
- 1830 – John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (d. 1906)
- 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
- 1934 – Henri Konan Bédié, Ivorian politician, 2nd President of Côte d'Ivoire
- 1944 – John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor and screenwriter
- 1958 – Jack Wishna, American businessman, co-founded Rockcityclub (d. 2012)
- 1971 - Harold Miner, American basketball player
- 1982 - Vanessa Bryant, American philanthropist and model
Notable deaths...
- 1821 – Napoleon, French general and emperor (b. 1769)
- 1902 - Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (b. 1836)
- 1959 – Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
- 1981 - Bobby Sands, PIRA volunteer and hunger striker (b. 1954)
- 2001 - Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (b. 1918)
- 2008 – Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1917)
- 2013 - Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (b. 1937)
Note: If you are feeling sick, it is asked that you wait to attend in person events. Anyone who has Covid-19 symptoms, who has been in recent contact with a positive case, or might think they have been, is asked to not attend the event for the safety of themselves and others.
Don't forget about the Spring Fling the next day!
Full Moon Dates for 2023
Friday, January 6 at 3:08 PM
Sunday, February 5 at 10:29 AM
Tuesday, March 7 at 4:40 AM
Wednesday, April 5 at 9:34 PM
Friday, May 5 at 10:34 AM
Saturday, June 3 at 8:42 PM
Monday, July 3 at 4:39 AM
Tuesday, August 1 at 11:32 AM
Wednesday, August 30 at 6:36 PM
Friday, September 29 at 2:58 AM
Saturday, October 28 at 1:24 PM
Monday, November 27 at 1:16 AM
Tuesday, December 26 at 4:33 PM