This month's full moon is also called the Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon, Awakening Moon and Egg Moon.
The solar eclipse may be over, but skywatchers have another reason to keep looking up: the Pink Moon.The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon, will be visible from Monday to Wednesday . It will reach the crest of its full phase at 7:49 p.m. Eastern Time on April 23. The full moon will also coincide with the Lyric Meteor Shower, which will peak around April 22.What Is the Pink Moon?The Pink Moon is named after the color of blooming Spring flowers.
These atmospheric particles tend to scatter shorter wavelengths of light more than longer wavelengths. Orange and red light—which have longer wavelengths—tend to pass through the atmosphere, while shorter wavelengths of light such as blue get scattered.What Is a Full Moon?The phases of the Moon are caused by the relative positions of the moon, sun and the Earth.
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