Almost There…, photo by Kenneh Raymond

The moon is officially full today at 4:19 PM. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that April’s full moon is the:

Full Pink Moon This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn.

Colonial Americans knew it as the Planter’s Moon, while the Celts called it the Growing Moon. Some other names: Seed Moon (Medieval England) and the Peony Moon (Chinese). Thanks to Keith’s Moon Page for the names!

Check this photo out on black in in Kenneth’s The Night Sky slideshow.