The moon will be full over Montreal on April 1, reaching its peak at 10:11 p.m. It won’t be pink, but golden, and the Farmers’ Almanac recommends watching it rise from a friend’s apartment in a skyscraper. The sun sets at 7:23 p.m., so you’ll need to find something to do in the meantime.
For those who have strategically scheduled their days off, you should watch it from a cabin overlooking a lake or a field in the countryside. With a little luck, the first days of spring will be mild…
The full moon in April is the first full moon of spring. Among Christians, it is called the “Lent Moon” if it occurs before the spring equinox or the “Easter Moon” if it occurs after the equinox. This year, the first full moon in April is the “Easter Moon.”
The Pink Moon
The Pink Moonis the name given to the full moon in April in the English, American, and Canadian Gregorian calendar.According to the Farmer’s Almanac,it is a name that brings together and reflects the Indigenous, colonial, and European semiotics of North America.
The name we give it today,“Pink Moon,“ refers to the first blooming of a pink flower native to the region: phlox subulata. This flowering moss, in shades ranging from pink to mauve, blooms around the time of the April full moon.
This year, the full moon is early, so you may have to wait a little later in the month to see the first spring flowers.
Among the Indigenous peoples of North America, this full moon is called;
- Frog Moon (Cree)
- Moon When the Ducks Come Back (Lakota)
- Breaking Ice Moon (Algonquin)
- Moon When the Streams Are Again Navigable (Dakota)
- Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs(Tlingit)
- Moon When the Geese Lay Eggs(Dakota)
Happy start to spring in Montreal!
