Every moon in the lunar calendar has a name. Some are pretty and allusive, like the ‘strawberry moon’ in June – a good time to harvest strawbs – and others are more prosaic, like December’s ‘cold moon’, because it’s cold at that time of year (in the northern hemisphere, at least).
This month’s name is the ‘pink moon’ and it will be the first full moon of spring in the northern hemisphere. Here’s everything you need to know.
Although April’s full moon is called the ‘pink moon’, it doesn’t actually relate to the colour of the moon. ‘Pink’ refers to the pink blossoms that emerge during the spring. The moon is believed to have been named after a species of early blooming wildflower by Native Americans.pink gildan sweatshirt
The pink moon will reach peak illumination at 5.34am on Thursday, April 6, according to Greenwich’s Royal Observatory.
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