Pink Moon: April's full moon will be visible this weekend

April's full moon, known as the Pink Moon, will will be visible this weekend.

It's the first full moon of spring and is expected to rise over the UK at around 9pm on 13 April.

It will reach its peak at 1.22am in the UK, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

This years moon is not a supermoon, but a micromoon.

Read on to find out why it's called Pink Moon and more about what a micromoon is.

Why is it called a Pink Moon?

The Pink Moon is more likely to look orange at certain times than pink

Sorry to disappoint any fans of the colour, but a Pink Moon isn't actually pink.

There is a full moon every month, and each has a name.

Many cultures including native Americans named the moons to keep track of the seasons.

The Pink Moon is named after a species of early blooming wild flower in the US which has pink flowers.

In other cultures this full moon is called sprouting grass moon, the egg moon, and the fish moon.

What is a micromoon?

The full moon will look slightly dimmer and smaller on Saturday night, though you might not necessarily notice.

It's because it is a micromoon when the Moon is at its furthest point from Earth.

It's basically the opposite of a supermoon when it appears bigger than usual as it's nearer to us.