14 DAY TRIAL // This April 25, many are bound to strain their eyes looking at the night sky and trying to catch a glimpse of this month's pink full moon.
Those who expect the moon to actually change its color and turn pink are in for a bit of a disappointment. This is because the moon is called pink not because of its changing its appearance in any way.
Quite the contrary: the name is merely evocative of a species of flowers known as the pink phlox, which is amongst the first to emerge each year.
Thus, it all comes down to annual changes in our planet's vegetation. Hence the fact that March is said to bring forth the Storm Moon and May is linked with the Corn Moon.
This April's pink full moon event is set to coincide with a partial lunar eclipse that will be visible in Europe, Asia and Africa and which will last for about 110 minutes, sources say.