{"id":141213,"date":"2025-04-09T02:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141213"},"modified":"2025-04-09T02:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T19:15:48","slug":"aprils-full-pink-moon-rises-as-micromoon-this-sunday-welcoming-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141213","title":{"rendered":"April&#8217;s full Pink Moon rises as micromoon this Sunday welcoming spring"},"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=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-rweqqf83f2p0k7jt\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/320\/179\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/640\/358\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/768\/432\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/1536\/864\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/992\/558\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/1984\/1116\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38455546406\/992\/558\/p7wqwhsbyf490wez.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FILE VIDEO: A video compilation shows lunar sunset imagery captured by Blue Ghost from different camera angles on March 16, 2025. These images, stitched together in a video, show a horizon glow that comes to life just above the Moon\u2019s surface as the sun goes down. Earth and Venus (further in the distance) can be seen above the Moon.\u00a0\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FILE VIDEO: A video compilation shows lunar sunset imagery captured by Blue Ghost from different camera angles on March 16, 2025. These images, stitched together in a video, show a horizon glow that comes to life just above the Moon\u2019s surface as the sun goes down. Earth and Venus (further in the distance) can be seen above the Moon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The first full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon<\/a> of spring, this Sunday, is known as the Pink Moon, but despite its name, it won\u2019t be the biggest or the brightest.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The first full Moon of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/moon-definition-apogee-location-opposite-supermoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">micromoon<\/a> because it occurs when the Moon is farthest in its orbit from Earth, known as apogee. This is the opposite of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/phases-of-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supermoon<\/a> when the full Moon occurs during perigee, when the Moon\u2019s orbit is closest to Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/april-2025-celestial-events-astronomy-stars-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>APRIL STARGAZING HIGHLIGHTS: NIGHT SKIES LIGHT UP WITH PINK MOON, LYRID METEOR SHOWER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The distance between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a> and the Moon during perigee is about 230,000 miles, while it&#8217;s about 20,000 miles farther away during apogee for a micromoon.<\/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\/2024\/04\/288\/162\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/576\/324\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.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\/2024\/04\/720\/405\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.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\/2024\/04\/668\/376\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.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\/2024\/04\/668\/376\/GettyImages-2149290458-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"2024 Pink Full Moon\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">FILE PHOTO: April full moon (or Pink Moon) is seen behind a perching egret silhouette in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on April 23, 2024. April full moons often coincide with the blooming of certain wildflowers native to eastern North America. (Photo by Adi Prima\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Moon will be fullest on Sunday, April 13, at 8:22 p.m. ET, which happens to be Palm Sunday. The Moon will appear full in the three days around April 13. Due to the distance, the micromoon will appear slightly dimmer and smaller than other full Moons during the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/content\/full-moon-april\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac<\/a>, the first full Moon after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/first-day-spring-march-20-vernal-equinox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring equinox<\/a> is named for creeping phlox, a wildflower also known as &#8220;moss pink,&#8221; which blooms in April.\u00a0<\/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>7 TIPS ON HOW TO SHOOT THE MOON WITH A CAMERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">April\u2019s full Moon is also known by different names in Native American culture because of its ties to seasonal change. Some long but literal nicknames include the Dakota\u2019s &#8220;Moon When the Streams Are Again Navigable&#8221; or the Tlingit\u2019s &#8220;Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">April offers a few other exciting stargazing events and reasons to look up, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/april-2025-celestial-events-astronomy-stars-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including the Lyrid Meteor Shower.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Before you know it, it&#8217;s going to be May. Next month&#8217;s full Moon, known as the Flower Moon, rises on May 12.\u00a0<\/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\/full-pink-moon-rises-april-spring-micromoon\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE VIDEO: A video compilation shows lunar sunset imagery captured by Blue Ghost from different camera angles on March 16, 2025. 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