Super pink moon tonight is biggest of 2020

The full moon in April, sometimes called the pink moon or egg moon, is considered special because it’s also a supermoon, said Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Kirstie Zontini.

The moon won’t actually look pink, but April’s full moon is called the pink moon because flowers start to bloom this month.

A supermoon occurs when the moon becomes full during the same time it is closest to earth during orbit.

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This months’ supermoon will be the biggest and brightest of the year because it’s the closest a supermoon will be to earth this year, Zontini said. It’s hard for the naked eye to really see a difference between a supermoon and regular full moon, but when matched up with a micromoon (a full moon when it is farthest from earth), a supermoon can be up to 30 percent brighter.

Before storms arrive tonight, the clouds may be broken enough to watch the super pink moon rise around 7:48 p.m. in the eastern sky. It will look large because it rises right around sunset.

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