La splendid full moon announcing Easter, is one of the unmissable stellar shows of the month of April. So tomorrow, from sunset to heaven, eyes to the sky and focused on the southern horizon.
The pink full moon (which isn’t quite pink)
The name of Full Pink Moon (Full Moon Pink) comes from a Native American tradition. Pink refers to wild phlox, a small field pink hydrangea-like flower that in America it blossoms and begins spreading across the ground in early spring, turning the landscape pink.
Said this, the color of our satellite will change. But that doesn’t make it any less spectacular.
However, as often happens, the full moon takes on different names depending on the area, and in the case of April we also talk about Fish full moon, Budding grass full moon And Egg full moon.
No, it won’t really be pink, but the splendid full moon that announces Easter is still unmissable (Getty)
When will the pink full moon be
April’s full moon will shine in the sky tomorrow April 6 at 06:34at which time the Moon will form an angle of exactly 180° of celestial longitude with the Sun, while it will be in the constellation Virgo and will shine with a magnitude of -12.48.
But the best time of day to see it in its fullness will be after sunset.
Why the phenomenon occurs
The Full Moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sunwhich means that his face is fully illuminated.
The full moon is a lunar phase and this event occurs once every four weeks. The full moon is also the opposite of the new moon.
Traditions and rites of the Pink Moon
The full moon in April manifests itself with the rebirth of vegetation and spring blooms. A moment in which, spiritually, the energies start moving again.
For this reason, in popular traditions, the full moon is one of the best times to do things: like, for example, cutting your hair and shaving if you want to slow down regrowth or try to get pregnant.
But the penalty moon is also considered the best time to do internal and external cleaning. The auspicious ritual says, in fact, to write on a sheet of paper everything that you want to eliminate from your life, then take a bowl, go under the moon and burn the paper.
An incredible April: there is also the Hybrid Solar Eclipse
The pink moon will not be the only event in the April sky. Indeed what will arrive on the 20th it is even the most awaited of the year: it’s about the hybrid solar eclipse, an optical astronomical phenomenon as rare as it is suggestive, which will allow us to observe the darkening of the solar disk in broad daylight.
Unfortunately for those who will remain in Italy or in Europe it will be impossible to attend the show. The eclipse, in fact, will darken the sky in the territories bordering the Indian Ocean and in those located in the Pacific.
Therefore the most affordable alternative to a trip on the spot, is to admire the hybrid solar eclipse thanks to a live stream made available by Time and date.
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