See May's full 'Flower Moon' bloom in gorgeous photos from around the world

The Flower Moon shines above the Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. (Image credit: Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) May's full "Flower Moon" has come and gone, dazzling stargazers with a magnificent display of natural light as it cut a lazy arc over the southern horizon, below the stars of the constellation Virgo.The Flower Moon — named for the colorful blooms that appear in the northern hemisphere around the time it rises — bloomed into the night sky on May 1, as the blue-white star Spica and red Arcturus twinkled nearby.Mesmerizing photos of the May 2026 full Flower Moon.Photographer Lokman Vural took a magnificent photo of the full moon on May 1 as it rose through the concrete jungle of New York. The shot is framed by the skyscraper-lined avenue of 42nd Street, which the sun will appear to set perfectly between during a phenomenon called Manhattanhenge on May 29 and July 11 in 2026, according to the American Museum of Natural History. The red full moon shines between skyscrapers in New York City. (Image credit: Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)Gary Hershorn found a perfect location from which to capture the rising room as it haloed the