Photos: India basks in supermoon ‘Pink Moon’s’ light amidst Covid-19 lockdow

The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon, Paschal Moon, Hanuman Jayanti, Bak Poya and a “supermoon.” The Moon will be full on Tuesday night, April 7, 2020, appearing opposite the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 10:35 PM EDT. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Monday night through Thursday morning. The Maine Farmer’s Almanac first published “Indian” names for the Full Moons in the 1930s. According to this Almanac, as the full Moon in April and the first Full Moon of spring, this is the Pink Moon, a name that comes from the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox, or mountain phlox, which is native to the eastern USA and one of the earliest widespread flowers of Spring. There’s a string of supermoons this spring. So, if you miss the lunar show this week, catch the next one in May.

Updated on: Apr 07, 2020 10:03 PM IST

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A view of the full moon, on day fourteen of the 21 day lockdown against coronavirus, in Chandigarh, India on Tuesday, April 07, 2020. (Photo by Ravi Kumar/Hindustan Times ) (Hindustan TIMES)

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New Delhi, India - April 7, 2020: A full moon seen against a temple, on day fourteen of the 21 day lockdown against coronavirus, in the outskirts of East Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

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Mumbai, India - April 7, 2020: Super Pink Moon on Mumbai Skyline at Goregaon in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times) (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)

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Mumbai, India - April 7, 2020:People relax at their terrace against the backdrop of rising moon during lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic at Versova in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Ragul Krishnan/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)

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A view of the 'super pink moon', in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) (AP)

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Gurugram, India-April 07: The full moon seen on day fourteen of the 21 day lockdown against coronavirus, at Gurugram-Faridabad road near Valley View Estate, in Gurugram, India, on Tuesday, April 07, 2020. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)