The first full moon of spring is on Monday. The so-called Easter moon will have several special features in 2024.
Some people already notice it from their increasingly restless sleeping habits: the full moon is approaching. The first full moon of spring is on Monday, March 25, 2024. It is called Easter Moon because the festival of Christ’s resurrection is always celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon. This was established by the Council of Nicaea in 325. Easter is always between March 22nd and April 25th.
Easter moon, spring moon, crow moon
The Easter moon 2024, which is also often called the spring moon, spring moon or crow moon, has a few special features. On Monday, the moon’s disk is not completely full until 8 a.m. – around two hours after sunrise. The consequence of this: We think that there is a full moon on March 24th and 25th. However: The moon is 400,000 kilometers away from Earth and will therefore appear a little smaller to us than usual.
Stargazers can also look forward to the Easter moon in 2024 – but only on the other side of the Atlantic. The Easter moon will plunge into the earth’s penumbra and thus cause a so-called penumbral eclipse, but this can only be seen in North and South America.