Tonight is the first full moon of spring in the northern hemisphere! Pink flowers coming into bloom lend their name to this full moon.
Full moons occur when the Moon is opposite the Sun in its orbit around Earth and its nearside is fully illuminated.
https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/moon-phases/
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Full moons occur when the Moon is opposite the Sun in its orbit around Earth and its nearside is fully illuminated.
https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-in-motion/moon-phases/
#NASAMoon
Moon Phases | Moon in Motion – Moon: NASA Science
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