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Although three hours before it reaches its fullest, Monday's early evening moon still shines big, bold and bright over Buckmaster Pond in Westwood.
Supermoon watchers await 11:32 p.m., this night of Monday, April 26, 2021, when the moon will be at its fullest. Supermoons are full moons that appear bigger and brighter than usual because they occur at the closest point of the moon's orbit around Earth.
Tonight's supermoon is the first of two supermoon events for 2021. It is also a Pink Moon. A full moon occurring in the month of April is termed a Pink Moon not for its own color, but for the color of phlox that bloom in spring.
The second supermoon of this year can be viewed on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The May supermoon will be called a Flower Moon for the flowers that bloom at that time of year.
