When Is the Pink Moon? What Time April 2021 s Super Full Moon Will Occur and Its Meaning
On 4/16/21 at 12:49 PM EDT
A full pink moon will grace the skies later this month and this one is particularly worth heading outside to watch.
Full moons occur roughly once a month when the Earth is located directly between the sun and the moon.
This month, the moon will turn full at 11:33 p.m. ET on Monday, April 26. At this point, the side of the moon that faces towards us will be fully illuminated, appearing like a perfect circle.
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In North America, the full moon in April is often referred to as the pink moon, but unfortunately this has nothing do with the color of Earth s satellite.
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GW4 Asteroid, The Size Of A Car, Came Exceptionally Close To Earth & A Few Satellites
A piece of celestial debris, named as GW4 Asteroid, descended exceptionally close to Earth at nine times the speed of a rifle bullet. Read on.
GW4 Asteroid came exceptionally close to Earth (Image Source: Shutterstock)
Earlier this week, a newly discovered asteroid the size of a car passed exceptionally close to Earth. Now named the 2021 GW4 asteroid, it flew about 16,300 miles away from Earth, which is less than one-tenth the distance between the moon and our planet. But according to NASA, the asteroid was too small a size to survive being too close inside Earth s atmosphere.