I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

The Full Moon of May, traditionally known as the Flower Moon, is one of the most energetic and symbolic of the year.

The May full moon rose on Tuesday, lighting up the sky with springtime brilliance. The next full moon won’t grace the skies for another month, and it will arrive with a sweet nickname: the Strawberry ...

Summer officially starts on June 20 with the solstice. The Strawberry Moon and summer solstice only line up every 20 years or ...

May's full moon sits in Scorpio (12 degrees), meaning ... Sextiles Pluto Retrograde There are several astrological aspects coloring this lunation due to planetary formation, including the moon's ...

This week's full moon will come with a special treat – a total lunar eclipse, which will turn the moon a spooky blood red color. While the eclipse will last from 1:47 a.m. EDT to 4:10 a.m. EDT ...

The full moon technically rose in its totality early ... Shorter wavelengths of the color spectrum, like blue, scatter easily when they hit the atmosphere. That's why a vast sky can look blue ...

But it won’t actually look pink, and it will appear to be slightly smaller than an average full moon. The catchy nickname isn’t related to the moon’s color. Instead it refers to something ...

The April full moon will be visible from about 7: ... would have to put on rose-colored glasses to see the moon change color this weekend. The term "pink moon" actually comes from a plant called ...

This full moon is also the Paschal Moon, which determines the date of Easter. The name "Pink Moon" comes from the creeping phlox flower that blooms in early spring, not the moon's color.

the moniker “Pink Moon” has nothing to do with the satellite’s color, the Almanac wrote. April’s full moon gets its name from the early springtime blooms of one particular wildflower from ...