How and when to see April’s full Pink Moon

This year Easter falls on April 5th. The date is determined by the timing of important astronomical events, external. It always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox.

Over the centuries different parts of the Christian church used different calendars (Gregorian and Julian); This meant that Easter would not always be on the same date around the world.

Efforts to bring everyone together have meant that many Eastern European countries now use the Julian calendar to celebrate Orthodox holidays, while using the Gregorian calendar for civic events.

The date of the astronomical equinox also naturally tends to fluctuate between March 20 and 21. In 2026, it will take place on March 20.

However, the Christian church decided to set a ‘fixed date’ to help streamline its own calculations. always uses March 21, external.

Since the first full moon after March 21st is the Pink Moon on April 2nd, this means that Easter is the following Sunday – April 5th.

In a year when the full moon rises on Sunday, Easter will be set for the following day.

The New Moon marks the beginning of every month in the Jewish calendar, and the full moon always falls halfway through.

Passover begins in the middle of April, externalwhich is the first month of the calendar The arrival of the April full moon, external.