A problem for the Easter moon

Thursday, April 14, 2022 12:44 pm – This year, the specific situation for the April full moon. The calendar does not agree with the lunar cycle.

Easter Moon

Note that the full moon of April 16 takes place at 2:55 pm, and the date is determined by the rotation of the moon after the spring sunrise. From Friday morning, the sky in Quebec will be fully visible until Monday. On Saturday, the sky will allow, you can see the moon rise at 7:46 pm, and the next day, it will disappear at 6:37 am.

Big moon

The next full moon will be bigger, but not the Super Moon. The distance from the Earth’s natural satellite is 365,142 kilometers. However, more than 24 hours pass between the moment of Perigee and Pleinitude. In 2022, the next ones will be visible on June 14th and July 13th. During these events, the Moon will be 357,433 and 357,263 kilometers away from our planet, respectively.

Minor problem

The lunar phases in April have this feature: a new moon on the 1st and a second on the 30th. The situation is complicated by its name. Generally, the red moon occurs between the month of April and the month of May. So the real redhead will be replaced in May. “Red moon burns young shoots” means that in late April or early May, under the influence of cold, the buds turn red.

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