SYDNEY: 2:56 am, May 13
LONDON: 5:56 pm, May 12
NEW YORK: 12:56 pm, May 12
LOS ANGELES: 9:56 am, May 12
PERTH: 12:56 am, May 13
A full moon that never forgets
May’s full Moon is in 22 degrees of Scorpio, a zodiac sign that runs hot beneath the surface. It’s intense, deep-feeling, and doesn’t forget when trust has been broken. Emotional fallout rises fast under a lunation like this. This full moon may bring back unfinished business, emotions tied to betrayal, resentment, or a situation you thought had been dealt with but then realise still feels raw. You might recall a conversation that never sat right. A familiar pattern reappears in a new relationship. Or someone could bring up the past in a way that reopens an old wound. This emotionally charged lunation draws attention to pain that lives beneath the surface.
Exposing control tactics
Control tactics usually play out quietly in Scorpio territory. But during this’ll moon, power struggles and manipulation step out of the shadows. You might experience this in a romantic dynamic, at work, or within your family. Someone might withhold, withdraw, or try to steer things in their direction without saying it outright, but you’ll know. You’ll feel it in your bones.
Financial curveballs
Uranus sits at 22 degrees of Taurus, directly opposite the full moon. In financial astrology, Uranus coincides with erratic stock market behaviour, trade disruptions, and volatility. As a result, we might witness unpredictable swings in pricing or a drop in global economic confidence. Maybe even the announcement of a new tariff or the revision of an existing one. Closer to home, this could show up through an unexpected expense, bill or financial glitch. You might feel pressure to act quickly; shift money, pull the plug on a service, or jump on an investment. But this lunation favours strategy over speed.
Power lies in the pause
This full moon may deliver an emotional sting. You might feel the urge to react, to get even, or retreat to protect yourself. But the highest vibration of Scorpio teaches that real power comes from what happens when you stay with the feeling. There’s strength in acknowledging your wounds instead of burying them again. There’s beauty in giving space to emotions that have lived underground for too long. When you allow pain to surface, you stop carrying it unconsciously. Naming it brings it into the light. And from that place of truth, you reclaim a part of yourself that has been stuck in the dark.
**For those honouring the native American full moon lunar traditions, May’s full moon is also known as: The Flower Moon
By Natasha Weber aka AstroTash