Full Flower Moon 2014 Is Also Called Mother’s Moon, Milk Moon, and Corn Planting Moon

Watch out for the full flower moon 2014 happening tonight.

Wednesday night is the full moon for May, rising in the sky around 3 p.m. Eastern time. In the tradition of Native American naming, it’s commonly known as the flower moon, to reflect the spring blooms seen this month. Other names for the May full moon include the hare moon, the corn-planting moon and the milk moon.

May’s Full Flower Moon, also called Mother’s Moon, marks a time of increasing fertility with temperatures warm enough for safely bearing young, a near end to late frosts, and plants in bloom.

May’s full moon coincides with another special astronomical event, when the moon will block Saturn from view for an hour. This is known as the occultation of Saturn. Late Tuesday night on the east coast, viewers looking up at the sky will see Saturn disappear behind the nearly full moon.