Get ready stargazers! The April full moon rises tonight, bringing a spectacular natural light show to the early spring sky as NASA's Artemis 2 rocket sits on the pad ready to launch four astronauts on a 10-day mission to the far side of the natural satellite.
This month's full moon phase will occur at 10:12 p.m. EDT on April 1 (0211 GMT on April 2), as the lunar disk glows opposite the sun in Earth's sky, fully lit by the light of our parent star, mere hours after the launch window opens for the Artemis 2 launch. Moonrise and moonset times vary depending on your viewing location. April's full moon is also known as the "Pink Moon", in reference to the ground-covering phlox that blooms around this time in parts of North America.
