The figures
At 16:56 UTC on Monday, May 12, 2025 the Moon reaches 22°13' Scorpio with the Sun opposite at 22°13' Taurus. It is 405,279 km away, 20,879 km beyond the 384,400 km average, which puts it at the micromoon end of the range with a correspondingly small disc. The degree, 22°13' Scorpio, places it in the third decan of Scorpio, on the axis that runs across to Taurus. It is the 9th of the 24 lunations dated for 2025, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 16:56 UTC on May 12, 2025 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 12:56 | 12 May |
| Los Angeles | 09:56 | 12 May |
| London | 17:56 | 12 May |
| Delhi | 22:26 | 12 May |
| Sydney | 02:56 the next day | 13 May |
| Istanbul | 19:56 | 12 May |
Why it is called the Flower Moon
The Flower Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of May, and in 2025 it falls on May 12, 2025 at 22°13' Scorpio. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2025 one lands in Scorpio at 22°13' Scorpio while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 22°13' Scorpio falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Taurus | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Gemini | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Cancer | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Leo | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Virgo | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Libra | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Scorpio | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Sagittarius | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Capricorn | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Aquarius | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Pisces | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
A full moon in Scorpio
Anything within a couple of degrees of 22°13' Scorpio in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Taurus, Aquarius or Leo, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of May 12, 2025 marks is a position rather than an event: 22°13' Scorpio, in the third decan, with the Sun at 22°13' Taurus. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 22°13' Scorpio, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after May 12, 2025.
- Before it: the new moon of April 27, 2025
- After it: the new moon of May 27, 2025
- The last full moon in Scorpio: April 23, 2024
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on May 12, 2025?
16:56 UTC on May 12, 2025; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
22°13' Scorpio — the third decan. The chart reading for May 12, 2025 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 405,279 km, which is 20,879 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On May 12, 2025 the Moon simply reaches 22°13' Scorpio; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.