Syria and the countries of the world are on a date with the phenomenon of the giant pink moon

Damascus, (ST) – The sky of Syria and the countries of the world, starting today and for four days, is witnessing the “giant pink moon” phenomenon.

In a statement to SANA, a member of the Board of Directors of the Syrian Astronomical Society, Nabil Al-Bish, affirmed that, the entire planet is on a date during the blessed month of Ramadan with the “giant pink moon” in full appearance on the 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th of April. He indicated that, it is the first giant moon (Super Moon), the second closest full moon in 2021.

Al-Bish pointed out that it is possible from anywhere in the world to observe the full moon with its wonderful sunrise from dusk to dawn, indicating that it was called the full pink moon, where the pink color does not apply to it except in a case called the “blood moon” which is a phenomenon.

Al-Bish said that, one of the metaphorical names of the giant pink moon in the northern hemisphere is the “white moon” because it coincides with Easter or “the moon of flowers” due to its association with the spring season and the “moon of madness” because of the myths circulating while Arab astronomers agree to call it “the Badr  (full moon)of Roses.”

Al-Bish pointed out that the giant pink moon is approaching the peak of its perigee tomorrow from the planet Earth, estimated at 615.357 km, and that the best time to enjoy its view is at its sunrise directly close to the horizon and at the horizon of its sunset also.

 The next full Moon will be late Monday night, April 26, 2021, appearing opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 11:32 p.m. EDT. This will be the next day from the Atlantic Daylight Savings time zone eastward across Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia to the International Date Line. Most commercial calendars are based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and will show this full Moon occurring on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Sunday night through Wednesday morning.

In the 1930s the Maine Farmer’s Almanac began publishing American Indian Moon names for the months of the year. According to this almanac, as the full Moon in April, this is the Pink Moon, named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox, or mountain phlox. The plant is native to the eastern United States and is one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring.

Raghda Sawas.