Local stargazers can add a full moon to their list of sights this week, which is expected to arrive Monday evening and run through Thursday.
For those in the Dallas area, the full moon will appear in the skies at 7:07 p.m. at about 98% illumination and set at 6:05 a.m. the following day, according to the Farmers Almanac. The full moon will reach 100% illumination the following Tuesday evening, rising again at 7:07 p.m. and setting at 6:31 a.m.
Stargazers may also find the gas giant Jupiter in the skies on the evening of April 23.
This moon also carries significance for a multitude of different cultures and religions that refer to it by different names. Such names for this full moon include Egg Moon, Fish Moon, the Pesach or Passover Moon in the Hebrew calendar, Sprouting Grass Moon, Bak Poya for Sri Lankan Buddhists, and the Hanuman Jayanti Festival Moon.
NASA officials also advise that citizens will see days significantly lengthen between this full moon and the next.
“On Tuesday, April 23 (the day of the full Moon), morning twilight will begin at 5:18 a.m. EDT, sunrise will be at 6:20 a.m., solar noon will be at 1:06 p.m. when the Sun will reach its maximum altitude of 64.0 degrees, sunset will be at 7:53 p.m., and evening twilight will end at 8:56 p.m.,” according to NASA’s website. “By Thursday, May 23 (the day of the full Moon after next), morning twilight will begin at 4:40 a.m., sunrise will be at 5:49 a.m., solar noon will be at 1:05 p.m. when the Sun will reach its maximum altitude of 71.9 degrees, sunset will be at 8:21 p.m., and evening twilight will end at 9:30 p.m.”