{"id":141158,"date":"2025-04-01T21:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141158"},"modified":"2025-04-01T21:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:03:53","slug":"april-skies-light-up-with-pink-moon-lyrid-meteor-shower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141158","title":{"rendered":"April skies light up with Pink Moon, Lyrid meteor shower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">NASA visualization shows the Moon&#8217;s phases in 2025 (NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Skywatchers across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> are in for a treat this month as two notable celestial events \u2013 the Pink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon<\/a> and the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower \u2013 are set to grace the night sky.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Mark your calendars for April 13, when the first full Moon of astronomical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a>, traditionally known as the Pink Moon, will reach its peak at 8:22 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Despite its colorful nickname, don&#8217;t expect a rosy hue. The Pink Moon gets its name from the pink phlox and other spring flowers that begin to bloom in April.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-tips-on-how-to-shoot-the-moon-with-a-camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>7 TIPS ON HOW TO SHOOT THE MOON WITH A CAMERA<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2149443158.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A surfer rides a wave as the full Pink Moon sets over the Huntington Beach Pier Wednesday, April 24, 2024.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A surfer rides a wave as the full Pink Moon sets over the Huntington Beach Pier Wednesday, April 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This year&#8217;s Pink Moon will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/moon-definition-apogee-location-opposite-supermoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">micromoon<\/a>, meaning it will appear slightly smaller than average. This occurs because the Moon will be near its farthest point from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a>, approximately 252,000 miles away, compared to its average distance of 238,000 miles.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The celestial excitement continues later in the month with the annual Lyrid meteor shower, peaking on the nights of April 21-22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This shower is produced by space debris from comet C\/1861 G1 Thatcherm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> says the comet was originally discovered by astronomer A.E. Thatcher in 1861 and has not completed an entire orbit around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a> since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/source-for-lunar-gateway-information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE RENDERINGS OF SPACE STATION TO BE BUILT AROUND THE MOON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/gettyimages-486404653-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The April Lyrids, a meteor shower lasting from April 16 to April 26 each year, is seen over the ancient city of Aizanoi in Kutahya, Turkey on April 23, 2014.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The April Lyrids, a meteor shower lasting from April 16 to April 26 each year, is seen over the ancient city of Aizanoi in Kutahya, Turkey on April 23, 2014.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Fatma Selma Kocabas Aydin \/ Anadolu Agency \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The comet is estimated to take about 415 years to complete a full orbit. Astronomers say the average meteor shower usually produces 10-20 meteors per hour, but sometimes, the event can produce as many as 100 meteors per hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Since the Moon is in its waning phase, lunar light pollution will be minimal, making it easier to see the meteors.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/astronomy-stars-planet-what-sky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to see your complete guide to all this year&#8217;s celestial events<\/a>, featuring more full Moons, additional meteor showers, eclipses and Supermoons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/april-2025-celestial-events-astronomy-stars-moon\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA visualization shows the Moon&#8217;s phases in 2025 (NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center) Skywatchers across the U.S. are in for a treat this month as two notable celestial events \u2013 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141158\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}