The next full moon, known as the Pink Moon, is coming up this week — just days after the Internet ran wild with an entirely different, and completely fake, lunar event.

Earlier this week, bloggers and social media users spread the hoax that on Wednesday,the moon would appear green. This rumor was debunked by scientists at NASA and Space.com, but not before the originator received thousands of shares for the false post.

Stargazers are still due for a treat this week, however. The Pink Moon, April's full moon, can be seen this Friday.

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Unfortunately, this full moon won't actuallylook pink, and it definitely won't look green. The name simply refers to the appearance of pink flowers commonly seen around this time of year in North America.

So while the upcoming full moon won't be a special color, it will still delight stargazers looking up late Thursday night and early Friday morning. The full moon is expected to occur at 1:24 a.m. EDT.

Overnight Thursday and into Friday morning, cloud cover is expected up and down much of the East Coast, but much of the central and western U.S. will likely have clear skies.

Cloud Cover Forecast

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