The full moon tonight is known as the pink moon. The full moon of each month has a name and the story behind those names are listed in the Farmer's Almanac. How does April's moon, the pink moon, get it's name?
This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn. Click here for the entire list.
Time for Jersey City, After Dark
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