The figures
At 11:19 UTC on Friday, May 17, 2030 the Moon reaches 26°37' Scorpio with the Sun opposite at 26°37' Taurus. The Moon is 357,028 km away at that instant, 27,372 km inside the 384,400 km average, which is what makes this one a supermoon: the disc runs a few per cent wider and brighter than an ordinary full moon. The degree, 26°37' Scorpio, places it in the third decan of Scorpio, on the axis that runs across to Taurus. It is the 10th of the 25 lunations dated for 2030, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 11:19 UTC on May 17, 2030 — 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 | 07:19 | 17 May |
| Los Angeles | 04:19 | 17 May |
| London | 12:19 | 17 May |
| Delhi | 16:49 | 17 May |
| Sydney | 21:19 | 17 May |
| Istanbul | 14:19 | 17 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 2030 it falls on May 17, 2030 at 26°37' Scorpio. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2030 one lands in Scorpio at 26°37' 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 26°37' 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 26°37' 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 17, 2030 marks is a position rather than an event: 26°37' Scorpio, in the third decan, with the Sun at 26°37' Taurus. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 26°37' 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 17, 2030.
- Before it: the new moon of May 2, 2030
- After it: the new moon of June 1, 2030
- The last full moon in Scorpio: April 28, 2029
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on May 17, 2030?
11:19 UTC on May 17, 2030; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
26°37' Scorpio — the third decan. The chart reading for May 17, 2030 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
Yes: 357,028 km, 27,372 km inside the average distance.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On May 17, 2030 the Moon simply reaches 26°37' Scorpio; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.