April’s Full Pink Supermoon Moon Is Coming

April’s full supermoon moon is known as the full pink moon, and it is the first full moon of spring.
The moon will be full on April 7th, at 10:35 PM.
Full moons are named for many signs from nature, especially the spring moons. Anglers and farmers rely on these full moons for signs of food and fishing. The full spring moon also marks when Easter will occur.

The full pink moon is named for the wild ground phlox or pink moss (herb) that is one of the first spring flowers.  Native American tribes also referred to April’s full moon as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and the Fish Moon.

 The fish moon was named for the start of the shad run (spawn) by coastal tribes.  Native american tribes would name the full moons for corresponding events in nature.  This helped the early settlers or colonials keep track of the growing seasons, especially in a new land.  In the southern hemisphere where the seasons are different April’s full moon is known as  Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon, or Blood Moon.

The full pink moon is one of two supermoons for 2020. It is also the largest, being the closest to the earth in it’s orbit (221,772 miles away). This is also known as in perigee, when a celestial body or satellite is closest to the earth in orbit. Orbits are not perfectly round or circular, they are elliptical (oval). Like in the picture above it will look the largest off the horizon. Super moons appear about 14% larger and 30% brighter.

Easter is coming, The full pink moon is also known as the paschal full moon and determines the date of Easter, a roaming holiday. Easter occurs on the Saturday after the first full moon of spring.