Rare blue micromoon to light up sky this weekend, won’t return until 2028

Rare blue micromoon to light up sky this weekend, won’t return until 2028

This weekend's full moon is a rare blue micromoon — May's second full moon and 2026's most distant at 252,360 miles from Earth, appearing ~6% smaller and 10% dimmer than average. The next occurrence won't come until 2028; southern hemisphere observers (Argentina, Chile, New Zealand) also get a bonus occultation as the moon briefly blocks Antares, the red supergiant 550 light-years away in Scorpius.