Look up to the sky tonight and you’ll see the first pink super moon of 2021!
It won’t really be coloured pink (that's just a name) but it will be a big and beautiful full moon shining bright.
It’s called a super moon because it’s closer to Earth than usual, which only happens a few times a year.
To see it, look to the east around sunset. Hopefully it will be a clear night.
But don't worry if you miss out on seeing it, you can try your luck next month. There’ll be another super moon on May 26, which will be a total lunar eclipse that will turn into a blood moon - and this time it really will have a red colour.
The pink super moon has already appeared in the northern hemisphere, check out these amazing images.
If you can't see the #Supermoon tonight tape a tortilla on your window for that authentic experience! pic.twitter.com/6Ny5jCOSVR
— RC deWinter (@RCdeWinter) April 27, 2021
April’s Supermoon emerges from the clouds as it rises over Downtown Dallas. #dfwwx #txwx #wxtwitter #FullMoon #pinkmoon2021 #Supermoon #SuperPinkMoon #PinkSupermoon #moon #cityscape @josephhaubert @GaryHershorn @TxStormChasers @wfaaweather @Fox4Weather @BrianJamesWx pic.twitter.com/vsSYmh2QbA
— Matt Lantz (@mattlantz) April 27, 2021
Watch a #timelapse of tonight’s #SuperPinkMoon rising over the Newport Bridge, marking the first #supermoon of the year. pic.twitter.com/O9XbKII0of
— Mike Cohea (@MikeCohea) April 27, 2021
And if you miss out on seeing it, here’s a good hack to pretend you did!
If you can't see the #Supermoon tonight tape a tortilla on your window for that authentic experience! pic.twitter.com/6Ny5jCOSVR
— RC deWinter (@RCdeWinter) April 27, 2021