Get Ready for Michigan’s Spring Spectacle: The Full Pink Moon

I love looking up at the night sky at a full moon.

As a younger kid I had a telescope and tried to look for the American flag planted on the moon, If you're curious I never could find it.

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This weekend people in Michigan and around the world will have a chance to see the Full Pink Moon.

What Is A Full Pink Moon

I had to do a little bit of research to find some answers about a full pink moon.

I can confidently tell you it has nothing to do with the singer P!nk

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According to The Old Farmers Almanac, Eastern Native American tribes called April's full moon the "pink moon" due to its connection with early spring wildflowers.

According to NASA, this weekends full pink moon is also known by other names including:

• The sprouting grass moon
• The egg moon
• The fish moon, which among coastal tribes signifies the time when shad Fish along the Atlantic Coast, begin to spawn.

When Can You See The Full Pink Moon

According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, The pink moon will reach peak illumination in the United States on Saturday, April 12, at 8:22 p.m. ET

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I really thought that a full pink moon would be a bit pink since other moons like a Red Blood Moon have some color to them but turns out this one doesn't