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Sharp moon lovers can see this month that the full moon in April looks smaller than usual, and despite its “pink moon” names, the ball will have a white gold color.
The micromonon will be visible in the northern and southern hemisphere and will rise on Saturday evening and reach its climax at 8:22 p.m.
Himmelsgazer observe a micromonon because the heavenly object according to NASA planetary scientist Dr. Noah Petro is the most widest from the most well -known sky object along the orbital path.
“The orbit of the moon around the earth is not perfect. It is elliptical or egg -shaped. So there are points in the course of the year when it is closer to the earth and scores when it is further away from Earth,” said Petro, who heads NASA’s science team to get people back on the moon for the first time since 1972.
The micromono from April will be the smallest of the three micromoons in 2025, with the next one will take place in May in May.
For the best view of this micromonon, the NASA recommends using a binoculars or a telescope and finding a point with minimal light pollution.
Micromoon against super moon
At its peak, the full moon will be about 49,000 kilometers from Earth in April than the largest supermonon of the year, which, according to NASA, will rise in November.
Super moon can be observed when the full moon nearby or during the Perigiens, the closest point in its orbit around the earth.
According to Petro, a microcomoon can appear up to 14% smaller and about 30% dimmer than a super moon, which is subtle enough to remain unnoticed by the occasional viewer. However, you can watch the difference from photos.
“What to look at the moon is (that), it is different every month,” said Petro. “We can test ourselves to see if we can actually observe these differences.”
According to astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope project, this micromonon will appear about 6% smaller than the average full moon that the moon organizer will stream live, while the moon rises over southern medium Italy.
Why is it called “Pink Moon” when it is not pink?
The bright appearance of the moon comes from the reflected light of the sun, which, according to NASA, leads to its typical white or gold color.
Instead, the “pink” name is an allusion to the arrival of flowering flowers at the beginning of spring. In particular, the pink flower flower -phlox -sub -Subulata, which is called creeping phlox, moss -phlox or mossrosa, mingles, according to almanac of the old farmer as the full moon of the old farmer as the full moon of the old farmer.
Some tribes of the American indigenous people also named this moon after the arrival of spring leave. The Tlingit described it as the emerging moon of plants and shrubs, the Cherokee called it the flower moon, and according to the western Washington University, the Apache described it as the moon of large leaves.
This full moon is also of religious importance in Christianity. The first full moon on or after the spring equinocium, which is called Paschal Moon, sets the Easter date.
Upcoming full moon
After the Pink Moon event, there are eight other moons that can keep an eye out this year, with super moon taking place in October, November and December.
Here is the list of the full moons remaining in 2025 according to the Bauernalmanac:
Meteor shower events
Meteor showers occur regularly all year round when the earth leads through the rubble routes left by comets.
Here are the main data for upcoming meteor showers in 2025, according to the American Meteor Society and Earthsky.
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Southern Delta Aquariide: 29th to July 30th
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Alpha -Capricornids: 29 to 30 July
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Orionids: 22nd to October 23rd
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Southern Tauriden: 3rd to 4th November
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Nord -TaUt: 8th to 9th November
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Leonid: 16 to 17 November
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Geminids: 12th to December 13th
Moon and solar eclipses in 2025
In the run -up to the autumn season, two solar eclipse will adorn the sky.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible on September 7th and 8th from September 7th and 8th from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, parts of the east of South America, Alaskas and Antarctic. A lunar eclipse that makes the moon dark or dipped occurs when the sun and the moon and the three Coristic objects lie in our planet shadow in our planet.
When the moon is in the darkest part of the shadow of the earth, called Umbra, it takes up a reddish color, which according to NASA led to the nickname “Blood Moon” for a lunar eclipse. This shadow is not perfect, so sun rays sneak on the shadow edges and bathe the moon in warm colors.
A partially solar eclipse will occur on September 21, when the moon moves between the sun and earth, but according to NASA, the celestial bodies are not perfectly aligned. With this type of event, the moon only blocks part of the sun face and creates a crescent moon shape in which the moon takes a bite from the sun. This event will be visible in more remote areas of Australia, Antarctic and the Pacific Ocean.
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