The figures
At 03:40 UTC on Wednesday, May 7, 2031 the Moon reaches 16°25' Scorpio with the Sun opposite at 16°25' Taurus. The distance is 366,297 km, 18,103 km closer than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 16°25' Scorpio, places it in the second decan of Scorpio, on the axis that runs across to Taurus. This one is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, so the Moon is within range of a node at 16°25' Scorpio rather than merely opposite the Sun. It is the 9th of the 25 lunations dated for 2031, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 03:40 UTC on May 7, 2031 — 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 | 23:40 the day before | 6 May |
| Los Angeles | 20:40 the day before | 6 May |
| London | 04:40 | 7 May |
| Delhi | 09:10 | 7 May |
| Sydney | 13:40 | 7 May |
| Istanbul | 06:40 | 7 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 2031 it falls on May 7, 2031 at 16°25' Scorpio. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2031 one lands in Scorpio at 16°25' 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 16°25' 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 16°25' 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 7, 2031 marks is a position rather than an event: 16°25' Scorpio, in the second decan, with the Sun at 16°25' Taurus. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 16°25' Scorpio, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 16 days earlier and the next follows 14 days after May 7, 2031.
- Before it: the new moon of April 21, 2031
- After it: the new moon of May 21, 2031
- The last full moon in Scorpio: May 17, 2030
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on May 7, 2031?
03:40 UTC on May 7, 2031; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
16°25' Scorpio — the second decan. The chart reading for May 7, 2031 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 366,297 km, which is 18,103 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On May 7, 2031 the Moon simply reaches 16°25' Scorpio; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.