On Thursday, 2 April, the “Pink moon” will rise.

Though it’s likely to be full and bright, unfortunately, the moon probably won’t actually look pink during the event.

But the fourth full moon of the year, which may appear a kind of peachy orange, is still worth a proper good gawk, if you ask us.

Here’s when, where, and how to see it.

In the UK, it’ll peak at 3:12 am on Thursday, 2 April, 2026.

But it’ll look full for much longer than that. Watch the skies the night of, leading up to, and immediately after that date for an almost-full sight.

The full moon should be visible anywhere without too much light pollution at night.

OK, it won’t be Barbie pink. But when it’s near the horizon, April’s full moon will look 1) huge and 2) faintly orange.

That’s because, BBC Sky At Night explained, the sunbeams that reach the moon – which is expected to sit quite low in the sky – get filtered by the thicker air of the Earth’s horizon before it rises higher.

It’s quite similar to what happens during a “blood moon,” which, sadly, was not visible in the UK this March.

But we’ve been repaid, I reckon. The moon will look more like a grapefruit in the sky than a tangerine; the same low-down position that gives the moon its orange tint also creates an illusion that makes it seem massive, too.

Sadly, the moon’s pale face won’t blush as much as the name might suggest. Instead, the “pink moon” is named after a flower in North America that blooms at the same time April’s full moon typically rises.

It is sometimes also called the sprouting grass moon, the egg moon, and the fish moon.