Watch the full ‘Pink Moon’ rise into the sky on April 6



This month’s full moon, referred to as the Pink Moon, might be at its fullest on Thursday, April 6, 2023, and can shine near the intense star Spica. The moon will even seem vivid and full on Wednesday and Friday.

Based on Timeanddate.com (opens in new tab), April’s full moon known as the Pink Moon after the pink phlox wildflowers which can be native to North America and sometimes bloom in April. Different names for April’s full moon embrace the Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon, Awakening Moon and Egg Moon. Many Anishinaabeg, or Ojibwe, Indigenous folks of the Nice Lakes area realize it as Popogami Giizis, or Damaged Snowshoe Moon, in line with the Middle for Native American Research (opens in new tab).