Moon of joy over Germany: That's what the full moon in May is all about
Created: 05/15/2022 17:03
By: Anna Lorenz
On May 16, the merry moon will be resplendent in the sky over Germany.
(Iconic image) © Riccardo Fabi/Imago
On May 16, the blissful moon will shine in the night sky.
The full moon in the merry month of May has many names - but why is that actually so?
Munich - "Let's go for a little walk, under the moon of love" - as the British band Showaddywaddy already knew in the seventies, no two moons are alike.
And sometimes, the apparently shining planet is of very special importance.
This is also the case on May 16, 2022: Here the merry moon rises over Germany.
Blissful moon, flower moon, rabbit moon - that's what the full moon in May is all about
While the many showers of shooting stars that crackle across the heavens every year are named according to the associated constellations, there are dozens of different names for the moon over the twelve months, depending on the way it appears.
For example, the Black Moon is a special astronomical constellation in which two new moons fall in one calendar month.
According to the
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portal , the full moon expected on May 16, 2022 also has a whole bouquet of different names - one of them appropriately: Flower Moon.
Since the side of the moon illuminated by the sun can be seen from the globe when the moon is full, it seems to shine from the sky at this time and has therefore always served as an orientation in the cycle of the seasons.
The full moon, which keeps watch over the night in May, is not only known as the rabbit moon, corn planting moon, Mary's moon, planting moon or milk moon - it is also called the bliss moon in this country.
The background is a relationship with the Old and Middle High German word "wunni", which means joy, and with "wunne", which means pasture.
In May the cattle were brought outside again, for example during the cattle drive.
Among the Native American people of Algonquin, the full moon in the merry month was instead called the Flower Moon, because in May the land was overflowing with magnificent plants.
Joyful moon over Germany - On May 16th, the full moon of the merry month is resplendent in the starry sky
If you feel like taking a walk under the coming merry moon, for example, you should mark May 16 in your calendar.
Then the full moon in the merry month is particularly strong.
There is also another sky spectacle over Germany on May 16 – but you have to get up very early for this one.
So this year you can again observe a lunar eclipse at three o'clock in the morning in the sky at home.
However, if you would like to delve deeper into astronomy, you will find all the information you need here.
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