May blue moon coincides with a micro moon tonight

scienceMay 31, 2026814,039

Tonight, May 31, 2026, the second full moon of May, known as a blue moon, rises while the Moon sits near apogee, making it a micro moon. A blue moon simply means a second full moon in one calendar month, while a micro moon occurs when the full phase lines up with lunar apogee, causing the Moon to appear about 14 percent smaller in diameter and roughly 30 percent dimmer than at perigee. The coincidence matters for skywatchers and photographers because you can see a full moon that is both unusually small in apparent size and a calendar rarity, though it will not actually look blue and offers a neat comparison to supermoon photos.

Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli

@banditelli.org

Here's a ten minute time lapse of tonight's full moon rising over Seal Beach, California. Will thread in afew stills later on.

189948d ago

Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli63

Two different versions of tonight's full moon over palm trees - one composite one single shot. there's a 3rd version with just the palm trees popping, but I'm too tired(emotionally because horrors) to get it done.

Meatball Ron: Summer of Ron5

That’s only 10 minutes?!? Our universe is so cool 🥹

Jim Welsh2

Why the incredibly inappropriate and fucked up music?

The West Marin Feed

@westmarinfeed.bsky.social

A beautiful full moon and a blue moon over West Marin tonight.

64448d ago

qtipsanon.bsky.social2

QtipsANON. Lovely capture West Marin Feed. My moon over Sylt, Germany.

Wick’d Crone

@dhyanerobinson.bsky.social

Focussing in on the Blue Micro Full Moon in Sagittarius

18548d ago

jon bucksoul ☽

@latenightlion.bsky.social

its going to be a fine night tonight~ 🌌 with this big blue moon out in the sky, the only thing i can do is slumber comfortably and dream the night away (with my fav plush bear ofc, hehe) 🐻 thank you @punksly.bsky.social for this beautiful piece, really an amazing work of art from you! ⭐

9348d ago

Michael Brown

@mjibrown.bsky.social

Not interested in super moons, micro moons or blue moons. They basically are all full moons and are either identical to or only marginally different from regular full moons. The main function of defining these various full moons is to provide filler content for 21st century media.

6048d ago

Philippe Smet5

Left: blue micromoon. Right: supermoon. (to scale)

That Dragon Guy

@paintyourdragon.bsky.social

A “blue moon” is the occasional rare second full moon in a month. It’s an interesting bit of trivia but nothing really mystical about it…moon phases work by nature on a steady 29.5 day cycle, while calendar months are a random-ass man-made artifact. 🌕🌕 🐺 by @moonshiftmonsters.bsky.social

Photo of a werewolf pointing at the rising full moon

6348d ago

Dee Mendes5

Best part, it's the only time my favorite local frozen custard stand has blue moon flavor! Blue moon (ice cream) - Wikipedia share.google/tM2S5JRIMZSP...

Rain Dog2

the blue moon does not in fact hear you saying a prayer for someone you truly care for. Nor does it in fact really have any opinions about how you're burning up.

ABC News Australia

@news.abc.net.au

Tonight's full moon is a blue moon and a micromoon. Here's why it's rare

3648d ago

Katie Kowalsky

@mapwitch.bsky.social

The full moon is crazy beautiful tonight and of course it made my Lyft driver and I discuss Moonstruck

6448d ago

Katie Kowalsky5

Okay now this Lyft driver and I caught each other both softly singing along to American Pie so naturally we’re belting it together

Gingerspiced2

I JUST WQTCHED THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME

🍓 deli 🍓

@deliciest.bsky.social

Btw there's a full moon tonight, that means... extra update! Have you read the latest page? 👀

4348d ago

RavenMae

@ravenmae.bsky.social

Welp, no sleep yet tonight either. Kieran is restless too so we went outside to see the blue moon & listen to bullfrogs.

An empty suburban neighborhood with the full moon shining through the tops of tall leafy trees. It'd be better without all the light pollution but it's still peaceful

5648d ago

mac_b5217

Solidarity hugs from 10 hours in the past. Apparently this was no night for sleeping. Blue moon and crickets for me.

Cathy 👩🏼‍🔬8

I'm sorry. Sahara and I saw a lightning bug last night.

B J. Witkin6

I’m sorry Raven. Elsie got us up at 3:15. We think her arthritis was acting up. She eventually settled and went back to sleep around 5 but I never did.

Our life with Lumi, the Finnish Lapphund4

Light pollution or no, beautiful picture. Hope you can get more sleep tonight ❤️

Reblogga4

No sleep for me either 🫩

Mel Koslen3

I couldn’t sleep either. Pain, both physical and mental the moon was beautiful though

Jennifer Crawford

@ournewhomecoach.bsky.social

Taking my daughter to work. Hope to see the full moon on the way.

5448d ago

tonyinmarin3

it is currently 1:51 in the a m here where i live and the moon, still one night removed from being a full moon/ this year’s only blue moon, is glorious!

J.R. Williams, Filmmaker

@jrwilliamsfilm.bsky.social

When freelance work is drying up so you need to pick up some DoorDash shifts but it's also a #fullmoon! #werewolf Mask and gloves by @moonshiftmonsters.bsky.social

Me getting ready to DoorDash but since it's a blue moon, I'll have to deliver orders as a werewolf

3248d ago

Walden Wilde! 🦝

@toonraccoon.art

Was just driving on just the right road at just the right hour at just the right time of month in just the right weather conditions for a pretty cool sight: To my right, a dazzling orange sunset. To my left, a huge blue full moon with a couple small clouds in front just rising over the horizon. 🌕😌🌅

4748d ago