However, it will not appear pink in color. The pink moon moniker is derived from the pink phlox flowers that blanket the fields of eastern North America around the time of April's full moon.

Instead it refers to something natural that happens on the ground — pink flowers that start to bloom in early April. If you look up in the night sky on Saturday, April 12, the first full moon of ...

Contrary to its name, the moon will not turn a shade of pink. The name is instead an homage to the wild ground phlox flower, one of the earliest flowers to bloom in April. The full pink moon is ...

The full moon in April is known as the pink moon after the pink flowers that bloom in spring, according to timeanddate.com. Other names are breaking ice moon, budding moon, awakening moon ...

The name comes from the time of year when there are often many blooming pink flowers in early spring. It gets its name from the herb moss pink, which is native to the Eastern U.S. RELATED ...

(Photo by Adem ... More Kutucu/Anadolu via Getty Images) Named after the pink phlox flowers that bloom in spring in parts of North America rather than for the moon's color, April’s pink moon ...

As cherry blossom season begins, it’s the perfect time to admire the delicate pink and white blooms at select locations across the U.S. Cherry blossoms, or sakura, are iconic spring flowers ...

but instead is named after the blooming pink flowers that appear in spring. According to the Farmers' Almanac, April's full Moon is named after the vibrant pink flowers of Phlox subulata ...

The name "Pink Moon" comes from the pink flowers that bloom in early spring. The Pink Moon is also significant because it is the Paschal Moon, which determines the date of Easter. National Weather ...