Pink Moon (April) History, Origin, Name, Dates and Calendar
Pink Moon Name Origin
What is a Pink Moon?The full moon that appears in April is called the Pink Moon. This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring.
Pink Moon Name Variations
The Pink Moon of April is sometimes referred to by names associated with other signs of full spring. In other cultures, this full moon is sometimes call the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.
When is the next Pink Moon?
The Pink Moon dates are expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UT), the international basis for other time zones. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full moon dates shift from year to year. For Pink Moon times in your city, please use the Time Zone Converter. You may also simply subtract five (5) hours to get to U.S. Eastern Time.
| Full Moon | Year | Date | Time | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Moon | 2011 | Apr 18 | 02:44 | Mon |
| Pink Moon | 2012 | Apr 6 | 19:19 | Fri |
| Pink Moon | 2013 | Apr 25 | 19:57 | Thu |
| Pink Moon | 2014 | Apr 15 | 07:42 | Tue |
| Pink Moon | 2015 | Apr 4 | 12:06 | Sat |
| Pink Moon | 2016 | Apr 22 | 05:24 | Fri |
| Pink Moon | 2017 | Apr 11 | 06:08 | Tue |
| Pink Moon | 2018 | Apr 30 | 00:58 | Mon |
| Pink Moon | 2019 | Apr 19 | 11:12 | Fri |
| Pink Moon | 2020 | Apr 8 | 02:35 | Sat |
Popular Full Moon Names
The naming of the Pink Moon has a pretty interesting history. Do you want to learn about other Full Moon names? If so, check out the following full moon names: Wolf Moon, Snow Moon, Worm Moon, Pink Moon, Flower Moon, Strawberry Moon, Buck Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Harvest Moon, Hunters Moon, Beaver Moon, Cold Moon, and, of course, the Blue Moon!Full Moon Names History
Full Moon names have been used by many cultures to describe the full moon throughout the year. Specifically, Native American tribes used moon phases and cycles to keep track of the seasons by giving a distinctive name to each recurring full moon, including the Flower Moon. The unique full moon names were used to identify the entire month during which each occurred.
Although many Native American tribes gave distinct names to the full moon, the most well known full moon names come from the Algonquin tribes who lived in the area of New England and westward to Lake Superior. The Algonquin tribes had perhaps the greatest effect on the early European settlers in America, and the settlers adopted the Native American habit of naming the full moons.
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