April's Pink Moon 2019: What Is It, Timings, and How Can You Watch the Full Moon?

Sky gazers will have a treat sitting tight for them as the yearly Pink Moon graces the night sky. Otherwise called Sprouting Grass Moon, Flower Moon, Egg Moon, Milk Moon, Fish Moon, Corn Planting Moon, Pesach Moon, Paschal Moon, Hanuman Jayanti, and Bak Poya, the Pink Moon doesn't generally imply that the Moon will change its shading to pink today. The full moon of April gets its "Pink Moon" moniker from Native Americans who named it after "greenery pink," or wild ground phlox—one of the late-winter blossoms in US. This is the fourth full moon of 2019. 

What is a Pink Moon? 

As we referenced before, the full name of April is called Pink Moon and various different names the world over. The name was given by the Native Americans, who used to name the full moons so they could monitor their gathering plan. Other full moon names given by Native Americans are Wolf Moon (January), Snow Moon (February), Worm Moon (March), Flower Moon (May), Strawberry Moon (June), Buck Moon (July), Sturgeon Moon (August), Harvest Moon (September), Hunter's Moon (October), Beaver Moon (November), and Cold Moon (December). 

The Pink Moon doesn't have anything to do with the genuine shade of Moon, which may seem red or orange relying upon residue, smoke, or fiery remains in air. 

When and where would i be able to watch the Pink Moon today? 

Pink Moon will be obvious around the globe, contingent upon the climate, on Friday, April 19, night. It will authoritatively turn into the full moon at 07:12am EDT (hence, the Pink Moon India time is 04:42pm IST) and will keep on seeming full for around three days, composes NASA on its blog. Thinking about the all-inclusive perceivability of the full moon, everybody ought to have the capacity to watch Pink Moon this Good Friday in their time zone. 

Space.com noticed that as the Moon will be three days past its perigee, the point in its circle where Moon is closest to Earth, it will nearly be a "supermoon" and will seem bigger than normal. In fact supermoon happen when a full moon matches with perigee, which is the reason the current year's Pink Moon isn't being known as a Pink Super Moon. 

How might I watch the Pink Moon? 

To watch the Pink Moon, you needn't bother with any uncommon gear, only a reasonable sky absent much light contamination. In any case, in the event that you are intending to utilize binoculars or a little telescope, you will require extraordinary moon channel to evade the glare, else you will be unable to see much. 

When is the following full moon in 2019 and what is it called? 

The full moon of the following month will happen on May 18, 2019 and is called Blue Moon or a Flower Moon. As indicated by NASA, Moon will turn into a full moon at 05:11pm EDT (02:41am IST, May 19). It will be the third full moon of the period.