April Pink Moon
April Pink Moon
Spring’s first full moon is known as the ‘Pink Moon is expected to rise over the Ireland around 9pm on Sunday April 13. A full moon will too bright once it’s high in the sky to observe comfortably, so it’s best to see it is as it rises or sets. April 13’s full moon will not actually be pink but it is called the pink moon
May Emerald Flower Moon
The full moon of 12 May 2025, 17:55 , also known as the Flower Moon, is a sight to behold. As one of the four lunar events known as the “cross-quarter days,” it marks the midpoint between the spring equinox and summer solstice, and has been celebrated by various cultures throughout history.
June Strawberry Moon
A full moon on 11 Jun 2025, 08:43 — Strawberry Moon will make the coastline more dangerous with rip currents stronger. Swim within your depth on beaches with lifeguards. The sea still remain cold so be aware. Check www.watersafety.ie/lifeguards/.
July Buck Moon
July Buck Moon
The July full moon known as the Buck Moon occurs on 10 Jul 2025, 21:36. Full moons occur when the moon is on the opposite side of the Sun from the Earth and is illuminated. Summertime Full Moons in the Northern Hemisphere tend to be low in the sky and often look yellow because the reflected light from the moon goes through more of Earth’s atmosphere.
When is the next full moon?
Pink Moon – April 13
Flower Moon – May 12
Strawberry Moon – June 11
Buck Moon – July 10
Sturgeon Moon – August 9
Corn/Harvest Moon – September 7
Hunter’s Moon – October 7
Beaver Moon – November 5
Cold Moon – December 4
May
May’s birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
Lily of the valley is considered the sign of Christ’s second coming.
The power of people to envision a better world was also attributed to the lily of the valley
In Christianity it represents the Second Coming of Christ or Our Lady’s tears
The birthstone for the month of May is the Emerald
It represents love or success.
The emerald has a meaning as a stone that brings luck
Deep green is the most desired colour
A Primrose flower blooms in the early Summer,
They represent youth, new beginnings, new life, or birth
Origin of Darling Buds of May
William Shakespeare, the renowned English playwright, was the first to use this expression. It appears in Sonnet 18, which is from the early 1600s.
Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
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