The first supermoon of 2021 lit up the night sky Monday.
April's full moon is known as the pink moon, but it's not really pink.
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The pink moon gets its name from phlox, pink flowers that bloom in the springtime, according to AccuWeather.
On Monday, the pink moon rose as a supermoon at 11:32 p.m. ET.
It was the first in a trio of consecutive supermoons, to be followed by another on May 26 and the final supermoon of the year on June 24.
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A supermoon occurs when the full moon has its closest encounter with Earth.
AccuWeather recommends catching a supermoon from your back yard as it rises from the horizon, when it will look much bigger than normal.