The full moon was visible in the sky on Saturday night to Sunday. On contact24 we received photos of this phenomenon. The first spring fullness is particularly important, because on its basis the date of Easter is determined – movable holidays.
The culmination of the April full moon, called the pink moon, took place on Sunday at 2.22 Polish time. This is the first spring fullness this year, and at the same time an important astronomical phenomenon, because the date of Easter is determined on its basis.
Easter is movable and falls on the first Sunday after the first spring full moon. This means that it must appear in the calendar between March 22 and April 25. This year, the fullness occurred on April 13, which is why Easter falls on April 20.
Full moon
On contact24 we received photos of the first spring full moon.
Full pink moon. Where does the name come from?
The names of individual full moon used to this day mainly derive from beliefs, customs and observations of indigenous Americans. The full moon in April is called pink, because in the spring North America is covered with pink phloxes. Other names of this full are the fullness of germinating grass, full egg and full fish.
Moon phasesNASA/Bill Dunford
Source of the main photo: Jaga/contact24