PHOTOS: Check Out the ‘Pink' Supermoon That Lit Up the NYC Night Sky Monday
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26: An almost full Pink Moon is seen in the sky behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun rises on April 26, 2021 in New York City. The Super Pink Moon will rise later in the day.
A “Pink” supermoon illuminated the night sky Monday over New York City, appearing bigger and brighter than other full moons thus far this year.
April’s supermoon, the first of two in 2021, was at its fullest at 11:32 p.m. ET, according to NASA.
Check out some photos of how it looked over the city skyline:
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NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26: An almost full Pink Moon is seen in the sky behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun rises on April 26, 2021 in New York City. The Super Pink Moon will rise later in the day. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 26: An almost full Pink Moon is seen in the sky behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun rises on April 26, 2021 in New York City. The Super Pink Moon will rise later in the day. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
The full moon of April, called the Super Pink Moon, rises over the skyline of Manhattan on April 26, 2021. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
JERSEY CITY, NJ – APRIL 26: People watch the Super Pink Moon rises above lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on April 26, 2021 as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, USA – APRIL 26: Full moon rises behind Empire State Building during sunset in New York City, United States on April 26, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, USA – APRIL 26: Full moon rises behind Empire State Building during sunset in New York City, United States on April 26, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
JERSEY CITY, NJ – APRIL 26: People watch the Super Pink Moon rises above lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on April 26, 2021 as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
The full moon of April, called the Super Pink Moon, rises over the skyline of Manhattan, New York on April 26, 2021. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
But, was tonight’s full moon actually pink? Not quite. Monday night’s supermoon was its usual golden color, only bigger, brighter, and a little closer to earth.
The moon’s name corresponds with the springtime bloom of the pink-hued wildflower, creeping phlox – which is also called “moss pink.”
The Old Farmer’s Almanac began publishing Native American moon names in the 1930s, with April’s full moon being named the “Pink Moon.” May’s full moon is the “Flower Moon” and June’s is the “Strawberry Moon,” according to the almanac.
