Overview
- The April full moon, known as the Pink Moon, reaches peak illumination at 8:11 p.m. Wednesday in Mexico City time, with good views from Tuesday night through Thursday.
- Despite the name, the Moon will not turn pink, as the title comes from North American traditions that tied this spring full moon to blooming phlox wildflowers.
- Mercury hits greatest western elongation on Friday, April 3, making pre-dawn the year’s easier window to spot the small planet low in the eastern sky.
- Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) reaches perihelion April 4–5 and could either fragment near the Sun or brighten enough to see without optics after April 6, with visibility depending on survival and clear horizons.
- A second comet, C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS), is already visible in binoculars before dawn and is forecast to peak near April 19, with a green-tinted coma and a chance of unaided-eye views under dark skies, while the Lyrids meteor shower is set to peak the night of April 21–22.