Everything you need to know about the rare celestial view happening Tuesday night
Tonight’s moon will be the biggest and brightest of 2020!
This year, April’s full moon, nicknamed the “pink moon,” is also going to be a super moon — here’s everything you need to know about the rare celestial view.
When can you see it?
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the full moon will reach its peak at 10:35 P.M. EDT on Tuesday night.
What’s a super moon?
A super moon is the result of the full moon coinciding with the moon’s closest point of orbit in relation to the Earth, which is known as perigee. The result is that the moon is not only full, it looks closer to us and brighter than usual.The April full moon is the first super moon this year. There will be another one in May, thought it won’t be quite as bright.
The “pink” portion of the name is quite deceiving.
According to Almanac, in ancient times people used to track the seasons through a lunar calendar, so names were given to recurring full moons to mark the change in season.
April’s full moon was named the full “Pink Moon,” because it coincided with the blooming of “moss pink” or wild ground phlox — a bright pink wildflower, one of the first flowers of spring.
