The Planting Moon is found in which month?

The Planting Moon is found in May. It is a traditional name for May’s full moon, linked to the season when warmer weather makes planting crops practical across much of the Northern Hemisphere.

The name belongs to a wider collection of full-moon names associated with seasonal changes, weather, wildlife, and farming. May’s moon is more commonly called the Flower Moon, because flowers become widespread during the month, but Planting Moon is also used in traditional calendars and popular moon-name lists.

A common mix-up is treating these names as official astronomical designations. They are cultural or folkloric labels, not different types of moons, and the exact wording can vary among communities and sources. The full moon itself occurs on a date that changes each year because lunar months do not match the calendar exactly.

May’s traditional moon names sit alongside April’s Pink Moon and June’s Strawberry Moon. These labels describe seasonal timing rather than the Moon’s color or physical composition.