The Blue Moon of May rises full on May 31st at 08.45 UTC (see www.timeanddate.com for precise full moon rise in your location). The first full moon of May was on May 1 at 17,23 UTC
The Blue moon is so called because it is the second full moon of May. This is a rare phenomenon, hence the expression Once in a Blue moon when an unusual event occurs. This blue moon is extra rare because it is, in addition, a micro moon and so furthest from the earth.
In another tradition the blue moon is so named when it is the third blue moon in a cycle where unusually there are four not three full moons in an astronomical season. The next seasonal blue moon is due on May 20 2027 and the next monthly blue moon on December 31 2028.
This blue moon occurs in dynamic Sagittarius and so wishing on the moon takes on additional significance of sending out the focused energies of the full moon powerfully and with determination and confidence that can be seen in the sky on either side of May 31 to embrace fortunate June.
On a blue moon it is said we can more easily contact our ancestors, perhaps by preparing their favorite meal and having a family evening with old photos and memories, on zoom for absent family members. The blue moon according to tradition, brings the increase of fertility in every way, creativity especially in the written word and in ways that make a difference, good fortune and at long last a heralded improvement albeit slowly of finances through communication and reconciliation with those who seem immovable.
Pick or buy flowers on the blue moon and press one or two to preserve or dry as a token to hold the powerful energies of the blue moon night as a reminder of what is possible in the months ahead, given determination and a belief in the goodness of humankind.
For on this moon we cannot hold back for fear of being hurt or failing, but must continue to sue for peace in the world, drink deep of life and squeeze every moment of pleasure, treasuring precious moments and if we are wounded pick ourselves up again and again and again.
Once in a blue moon might just turn those wishes into reality if each of us wishes on that moon for ourselves and others and then makes a small gesture of kindness and faith in our corner of the world.