HARRISONBURG VA: (ROCKTOWN NOW) – It’s called the “Flower moon”, but why? The name comes from Native Americans, who named it for the spring flowers that would bloom during the month. The moon will reach it’s peak fullness at 9:53 a.m. on Thursday, although you should be able to take it in Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning. The moon will set at 5:04 a.m. The moon will rise, as the full flower moon, at 9:04 p.m. Thursday night. In addition to the Flower moon, it’s also been called the “Budding Moon”, the “Leaf Budding Moon” . The Dakota/Lakota tribes referred to it as the “Planting Moon”, since in many areas May marks the beginning of the planting season.
Accordiing to the Old Farmers Almanac, the Cree had other names for the month, including “Egg Laying Moon”, “Frog Moon” and even “Moon of the Shedding Ponies”, since warmer weather was coming with summer.