Full Moon April 2027: the Pink Moon on 20 April
The Pink Moon is on .
164 days, 15 hours and 46 minutes until the exact phase.
Distance and flags
- Distance from Earth
- 383,421 km
- Size against the average distance
- larger by 0.3% across the sky
- Next year
Moonrise in London on Tue 20 Apr
- Moonrise
- 20:08
- Rises towards
- east-south-east · 116°
- Moonset
- 05:13
The disc looks full on the nights either side of the exact time, and a full Moon rises near sunset. Moonrise and moonset for other places and dates.
What the Pink Moon means
Pink Moon is April's popular almanac name and is commonly linked with early-blooming pink phlox in eastern North America. The Moon itself normally keeps its familiar pale colour unless the atmosphere near the horizon changes it.
In the UK it belongs to lengthening spring evenings, with full Moon rising progressively later by the clock as daylight grows.
Watching it from the UK. Look for the Moon low in the east after sunset; atmospheric haze may make it appear gold or orange, rather than pink. A low Moon can look larger or warmer because of perspective and the atmosphere, not because its phase changed.
Moon names come from almanac traditions and differ between sources; the seasons are northern-hemisphere ones. NASA's Moon phase guide.
Full Moon April dates, 2027–2029
| Year | Date and time · Europe/London | Name | Distance | Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Pink Moon | 383,421 km | All phases | |
| 2028 | Pink Moon | 363,855 km | All phases | |
| 2029 | Pink Moon | 358,370 km · supermoon | — |
Other names for the April full Moon
- Popular almanac
- Pink Moon
- Old English
- Eostre Moon
- Celtic revival
- Growing Moon