It's Almost Time For April's Pink Moon

But it won't be pink—let us explain.

The next full moon on Tuesday, April 23 is a pink moon, but we're sorry to say it won't look like a cotton candy-colored marble in the sky.

The pink moon got its name from Northeastern tribes because it coincides with the blooming of theoften pink creeping phlox, according to NASA. Cherokee tribes use the more general and also seasonally appropriate term flower moon. Makes sense to us—depending on where you live, you're likely seeing lots of wildflowers as well as bright pink azaleas right now. April's full moon has been given lots of other names—like fish moon and sprouting grass moon, for instance—depending on Mother Nature's activities in various regions of the country.

Whichever name you'd like to use, the full moon will be opposite the sun on April 23 at 7:49 p.m. EDT in Washington, D.C. The moon could rise a few minutes earlier or later, depending on where you live. If you're interested in other key features in the sky, NASA suggests looking for the bright planet Jupiter just over the west-northwestern horizon as well as the brightest star overhead, Regulus in the constellation Leo.

If you forget to catch the full moon on April 23, you can get another great view of it the next day. According to Time and Date, the moon will be 99.9 percent illuminated on April 24, a tiny bit brighter than on the day of the full moon.

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