The website details specific moonrise times for different ZIP codes. The Farmer's Almanac suggests finding an open area and watching as the moon rises. April's moon is also known as the "Sprouting Grass Moon," the "Egg Moon" and the "Fish Moon." The name "Pink Moon" comes from the early springtime bloom of a wildflower commonly known as moss pink, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.Īpril's full moon is also known as the "Pesach," "Paschal" or "Passover Moon" because of its proximity to Passover, which starts on Wednesday night, and Easter, which is on Sunday, April 9. This year's "Pink Moon" is also the first full moon of spring.ĭespite the title, the moon won't look pink. Eastern Time on Thursday, but it will be at its peak on Wednesday night in more westerly time zones, according to NASA. The moon will reach peak illumination around 12:35 a.m. Tonight's Pink Moon will be followed by the Flower Moon on May 5, the Strawberry Moon on June 3, the Buck Moon on July 3 and Sturgeon Moon on August 1.April's full moon, also known as the "Pink Moon," will shine bright in the sky this week. Venus, Mercury and Mars can be seen on Wednesday evening just before the Pink Moon reaches its peak, according to the space agency. Three of the five closest planets to Earth will be visible in the night sky this evening. For Buddhists, it commemorates when the Buddha visited Sri Lanka and settled a dispute between chiefs, avoiding a war. In the Hindu lunisolar calendar, this full moon corresponds with the Hanuman Jayanti festival, which celebrates of the birth of Lord Hanuman held in most areas on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Chaitra. Eastern Orthodox Easter will be a week later on Sunday, April 16." Western Christianity will be celebrating Easter on Sunday, April 9, 2023, the Sunday after this first full Moon of spring. This is one of the years where these differences matter. "However, there are differences between the times of these astronomical events and the calendars used by the Eastern and Western churches. Generally, the Christian holiday of Easter, also called Pascha, is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full Moon of spring. NASA explained: "In the Christian ecclesiastical calendar this is the Paschal Moon, from which the date of Easter is calculated. Other names for this moon include the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and the Fish Moon It is also known as the Pesach or Passover Moon, as Pesach or Passover begins at sundown on the day the moon reaches its peak. The pink moon photographed in Yorkshire (Image: PA) It is one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring, native to the USA and Canada, according to NASA. READ MORE: THG puts 180 jobs at risk in Greater Manchester after closing major OnDemand divisionĭespite its name, tonight's Pink Moon isn't actually pink in colour - but how did it earn its title? Full moons were named by the Maine Farmers' Almanac which began publishing Native American names for full Moons almost 100 years ago.Īccording to this almanac, April's full moon was named the Pink Moon after the herb moss pink, which is also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox, or mountain phlox. There will be 13 full moons this year, with two falling in August. However it will appear full for the next few days, until Friday morning (April 7), according to NASA.įull moons occur every 29.5 days, which is the time it takes for the moon to orbit the Earth and complete one lunar phase cycle. It will reach its peak brightness at about 5.34am on Thursday morning, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. The fourth full moon of the year, called the Pink Moon, will be visible in the sky above the UK tonight (Wednesday April 5).
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