The Red Moon, the smallest complete moon of 2025, rises over north Georgia on April 12.
ATLANTA — The purple moon rises within the night time sky Saturday over north Georgia. It is the fourth complete moon of the yr. This month’s Red Moon may be the smallest complete moon of 2025, a “micromoon.”
It peaks on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 8:22 p.m. Japanese time. In Atlanta, the Moon will seem complete at the night time of April 12, emerging at 8:04 p.m. and surroundings at 7:15 a.m. the next morning, in step with timeanddate.com.
Even if it has the identify purple moon, it may not be purple. The identify comes from the time of yr when there are steadily many blooming purple flora in early spring.
It will get its identify from the herb moss purple, which is local to the Japanese U.S.
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Here is what to anticipate for the night forecast for the height hours for viewing the purple moon.
The moon will likely be at its farthest level from Earth in its orbit.
Additionally it is known as the Paschal Moon, the primary complete moon after the spring equinox. This complete moon additionally determines the date of Easter.
