What is April’s full moon referred to as? What to know

The subsequent full moon is arriving with a humorousness. April’s Pink Moon will arrive in Oregon on April Fools’ Day, simply as Easter nears and spring is starting to bloom.

The full moon, also called the Paschal Moon, will rise on April 1 as the primary full moon of spring 2026. April’s moon can be used to find out which day spring falls on, in line with the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

The Pink Moon does not get its identify from any pinkish hue, nor from Easter’s conventional pastel colours, however from a wildflower that blooms in North America in early spring.

Here’s what to know in regards to the 2026 Pink Moon.

When is April’s full moon in Oregon in 2026?

The pink moon will rise on April 1, reaching its peak top within the sky at roughly 12:40 a.m.

In Salem and Eugene, the moon rises at 7:42 p.m. Oregonians can go to almanac.com/astronomy/moon-rise-and-set to search out the precise rising and setting occasions based mostly on their ZIP code.

Why is it referred to as the pink moon?

While some full moons, just like the blood moon, get their identify from the coloured hue that seems on their floor, April’s Pink Moon is known as for the “moss pink” creeping phlox wildflower that blooms in early spring, in line with the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

The wildflower can be identified by varied names together with herb moss pink, creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox. It is a plant native to the jap half of North America and is likely one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring.

What different astronomical occasions are occurring in April 2026

The annual Lyrid meteor bathe can even make its look between April 15 to April 29, peaking on April 22.

Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval is a lifelong Oregonian who covers trending information, leisure, meals and outside. She may be reached at GSandoval@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @GinnieSandoval.