This Saturday we have been able to see the fourth full Moon of 2022, also known as pink moon. On this occasion, the satellite will be perceived bigger and brighteralthough with the same whitish color as always except at twilight, when it has risen above the horizon with a slight salmon color.
It was the Native Americans who gave this name to the fourth full moon of the year. The reason is not precisely its color, but rather that this lunar phase coincides with the mossy phlox bloom, a kind of plant that is actually pink. The pink Moon is in fact the easter moon. The dates of Lent and Holy Week are decided based on the Moon’s calendar. Thus, the day of the first full moon of spring indicates that the following Sunday the Christian Easter for Catholics. The Jewish Passover, on the 14th of the month of Nisan, actually started this Friday. And the Orthodox will not be celebrated until April 24.
This first full moon of spring has risen over the horizon at 8:46 p.m. on the peninsula and, eight minutes later, it has been seen in its entirety. The satellite will have hidden at 7:35 a.m. on Sunday, April 17.
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Anyone who has expected a spectacular astronomical phenomenon and has felt disappointed can take comfort in listening to a wonderful song: ‘Pink Moon’, by the ill-fated Nick Drake.
Not to be confused with the Neapolitan song ‘Luna rossa’ (red), by the way.