Spring's Pink Moon Rises (Photos)

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It's often called the Pink Moon, not because it's pink but because it appears when a pink wildflower named creeping phlox also blooms.

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April 17, 2022

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The full moon rises over a windmill in Consuegra, Toledo, on Saturday, April 16, 2022. The full moon of April, also known as Pink Moon, this year is the first full moon of the spring season, meaning that April's full moon is also the Paschal full moon. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Photographers around the world captured spectacular images of the first full moon of spring this weekend.

It's often called the Pink Moon, not because it's pink but because it appears when a pink wildflower named creeping phlox also blooms.

Because it often appears close to two religious holidays, the moon is also referred to as the Pesach Moon for Passover and the Paschal Moon for Easter.

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It's often called the Pink Moon, not because it's pink but because it appears when a pink wildflower named creeping phlox also blooms.

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