NASA has announced that the astronomical phenomenon of the April full moon, also known as the “Pink Moon,” will be observable around the world, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, from sunset on April 5 through sunset on April 13, during eastern North American time.
Although its hue is not pink, it is related to the pink moss or wild phlox plant, which ushers in spring in the eastern US. Depending on the region, the pink moon is also called the sprouting grass moon, egg moon, and, among coastal tribes, the fish moon. In the Christian religion, this moon coincides with Holy Week and is called Easter Moon, while in the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it corresponds with the Hanuman Jayanti festival, the celebration of the birth of Hanuman, the monkey god. Among Buddhists, especially in Sri Lanka, it is called Bak Poya and commemorates when Buddha visited Sri Lanka and settled a dispute between chiefs.
In the Hebrew calendar, it coincides with the Jewish Passover, and in the Islamic calendar, its full moon is near the middle of the holy month of Ramadan, in which the Quran was revealed. In summary, the pink moon is an astronomical phenomenon with multiple meanings and names that can be observed all over the world and is especially relevant to various cultures and religions.