(WWJ) -- Go take a look outside at the night sky Monday, and you'll get a glimpse of April's Pink Supermoon.
One of only two supermoons in 2021, the "pink moon" will rise Monday night and be at its biggest and brightest around 11:30 p.m. On average, supermoons -- which happen when the moon is at its closest to the Earth each year -- are about 7% bigger and 15% brighter than a typical full moon.
But if you're expecting to look up and actually see a pink moon, don't get your hopes up.
Monday's moon gets that moniker because April's full moon often corresponds with the early springtime blooms of a certain wildflower native to eastern North America -- the phlox subulata, commonly called creeping phlox or moss phlox, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac.
While the Pink Supermoon will be at its peak on Monday night, it will appear for around three full days -- from Sunday night to Wednesday morning.
We'll be treated to another supermoon next month -- known as the Full Flower Moon. That is expected to occur on May 26. While that one is expected to be slightly closer than this week's supermoon, experts say it will be hard to tell the difference.
