Get ready for April's full 'Pink Moon' to rise and when to watch the shooting stars across the sky during the Lyrid meteor shower.

A full moon is as close as humans come to seeing the Sun's illuminations of the entire day side of the Moon. The Moon is opposite the Sun, as viewed from Earth, revealing the Moon’s dayside. The moon appears in this state until it reaches its waning gibbous stage a couple of days later,

Aprils' Pink Moon will be visible in the middle of the month. The Lyrids meteor shower will happen later in April.