Moon tonight / April 2027

Full Moon April 2027: Pink Moon

Q: When is the full moon in April 2027?

The April 2027 full moon is on April 20 at 6:27 PM EDT, which is 3:27 PM PDT on April 20 on the West Coast. The table shows the time in every US zone.

Q: What is the April full moon called?

It is the Pink Moon. The Pink Moon is named for the moss pink, one of the first spring wildflowers, and the moon itself is not pink. Other peoples named April for the ice breaking up or the frogs starting to call.

Q: What time does the April full moon rise?

The full moon rises near sunset. The table gives moonrise that evening for New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Honolulu, each on its own clock, with the compass direction it appears in.

Q: Is the April 2027 full moon a supermoon?

Not by this page’s rule. It is about 383,426 km away at the full moon, and a supermoon here means a full moon closer than 360,000 km.

Q: Is the April 2027 full moon a Blue Moon?

No. A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month or the third of four in one season, and the moon does not turn blue.

Q: Why do full moon times differ by time zone?

The moon is full at one instant for everyone on Earth. Each zone writes that instant on its own clock, so it can land on a different date late in the evening.

The Pink Moon is full on April 20 at 6:27 PM EDT. Here is the time in every US zone and moonrise that evening in six cities.

Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

The exact time

When the April full moon happens in each US time zone

The April 2027 full moon in each US time zone
Time zone	Date	Time
Eastern	April 20	6:27 PM EDT
Central	April 20	5:27 PM CDT
Mountain	April 20	4:27 PM MDT
Pacific	April 20	3:27 PM PDT
Alaska	April 20	2:27 PM AKDT
Hawaii	April 20	12:27 PM HST

Instants from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table of moon phases.

Moonrise

Moonrise that evening in six cities

A full moon rises close to sunset. The compass direction is where to look on the horizon.

Moonrise on the evening of the April 2027 full moon in six cities
City	Evening of	Moonrise	Direction
New York	Apr 20	7:50 PM	east-southeast (ESE)
Chicago	Apr 20	7:50 PM	east-southeast (ESE)
Denver	Apr 20	7:58 PM	east-southeast (ESE)
Los Angeles	Apr 20	7:42 PM	east-southeast (ESE)
Anchorage	Apr 20	10:32 PM	southeast (SE)
Honolulu	Apr 20	7:05 PM	east-southeast (ESE)

The name

Why it is called the Pink Moon

The Pink Moon is named for the moss pink, one of the first spring wildflowers, and the moon itself is not pink. Other peoples named April for the ice breaking up or the frogs starting to call.

These names come from Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, and nations named the moons by their own seasons, so no one name belongs to a single people. Names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac.