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The very demure 'Pink Moon' will also be a 'micromoon'. Here's how to see it this weekend.

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April's full moon will be 100% illuminated at 8:22 p.m. EDT on April 12 .

The "Pink Moon" occurs as Earth gets between the sun and moon .

The name actually comes from the spring bloom of a wildflower called Phlox subulata, which is native to eastern North America .

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