Super Pink Moon 2021: 10 stunning photos of April’s full moon
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Skygazers got a special treat Monday night as the “pink moon” – April’s full moon – glowed overhead. It also was a “supermoon,” meaning it looked larger than a typical full moon, according to Space.com.
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Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon rises behind the television tower in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A jet is silhouetted by the rising moon as it approaches Louisville International Airport, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. This moon is a supermoon, meaning it appears larger than an average full moon because it is nearer the closest point of its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky People stand on a hill and watch the rising moon on April 26, 2021, in Brandenburg, Sieversdorf. (Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The Super Pink Moon rises above the Statue of Liberty in New York City on April 26, 2021, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The supermoon rises above St Michael's Mount on April 26, 2021, in Penzance, England. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon sets in the morning on the horizon behind a crane in the Alberthafen Dresden-Friedrichstadt while in the foreground a car drives on the bridge over the Flutrinne in Saxony, Dresden. (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A Super Pink Full Moon is seen in the background as people relax on the beach in Miami Beach, on April 26, 2021. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon rises over Glenside, Pa., Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A supermoon stands behind the TV tower in Berlin. A supermoon occurs when the moon is particularly close to the earth during a full moon. (Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky A couple watch the moon rise from from a park, Monday, April 26, 2021, in New Albany, Ind. This moon is a supermoon, meaning it appears larger than an average full moon because it is nearer the closest point of its orbit to Earth. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon of April, called the Super Pink Moon, rises over the skyline of Manhattan, New York, on April 26, 2021. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Super Pink Moon, April's full moon, brightens the night sky The full moon rises behind Istanbul's iconic Galata Tower, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtags #pinkmoon and #pinkmoon2021. Here are some of our favorites:
