‘Super Pink Moon’ Rises Tonight! Teach Your Kids About The Biggest Full Moon Of 2020

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Tonight (April 7), if you look up at the night sky, you’ll see the “Super Pink Moon,” the biggest supermoon of the year, shining big and bright, all night long!

The full moon will be at perigee-syzygy, meaning it will be closest to the Earth — 221,772 miles (356,907 kilometers) away — and the Earth, moon and sun will all align. This means that when a the moon is at perigee-syzygy, it will look larger and brighter than usual. But, because perigee-syzygy isn’t that catchy, the term “supermoon” came about and this particular full moon was additionally nicknamed the “Super Pink Moon.”

The ‘Pink Moon’ however, won’t actually be pink. It gets the name ‘Pink Moon’ because the April full moon often corresponds with the blooming of pink flowers in eastern North America. It still will be huge, bright and absolutely stunning to witness!

Faherty added that, while you will be able to view this “Super Pink Moon” all night long as it rises, moves across the sky and sets, it will be especially breathtaking at moonrise. The spectacle is due to an optical illusion of sorts that occurs, as the moon is rising above the horizon that makes it appear larger. (You can search your local moonrise and moonset times here.)

This is also an awesome teaching moment! Children love to learn and what better time than now to teach them about the moon! Go over fun questions like:

“Why would we have names for moons?” “What other names do we have for the moon?” and “What traditions do people have about the moon?”

With that said, make sure to head outside tonight and check it out — you won’t be disappointed — unless it’s cloudy in your area, than you might be a tad disappointed!