Overview
- The April full moon, popularly called the Pink Moon, reached full phase overnight from Wednesday into Thursday and looked full for many hours before and after.
- The event coincided with lunar apogee, so the moon appeared slightly smaller than average, a setup often called a micromoon.
- Views were best under clear, dark skies near moonrise or late at night, and any orange or red tint near the horizon came from Earth’s atmosphere scattering shorter blue light.
- Regional peak times varied by location, with late evening on April 1 reported across the Americas, and observers did not need telescopes to enjoy the display.
- The full moon sets the date of Easter in Western Christianity, placing the holiday on Sunday, April 5, and it shared the week with NASA’s Artemis II launch window of April 1–6.