The full moon known as the pink moon begins to set as clouds roll over Mt. San Jacinto in the early morning of April 24, 2024 in Palm Springs, Calif. This month also brings a micromoon. The full moon on April 12 occurs just before reaching apogee (the point when the moon is farthest from the Earth), which happens at 6:49 p.m. Sunday, April 13.

That's when the Lyrid meteor shower - one of the oldest known and most reliable meteor showers of the year - lights up the night. The Lyrids will peak overnight from April 21, 2025 into April 22, 2025 this year.