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April’s FULL MOON Will Be 100% Full – April 9, 2009 at 7:55 A.M. – Las Vegas Time.

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Just the Full Moon
Just the Full Moon

“Historically the Native Americans who lived in the area that is now the northern and eastern United States kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to the recurring full Moons. Each full Moon name was applied to the entire month in which it occurred. These names, and some variations, were used by the Algonquin tribes from New England to Lake Superior” read more from The Old Farmers Almanac…

“The full Moon name for this month is Full Pink Moon. This full Moon heralded the appearance of the grass pink, or wild ground phlox—one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and the Fish Moon” read more from The Old Farmers Almanac…

The full Pink Moon will be full Thursday April 9, 2009 at 7:55 A.M. Las Vegas time…

The Shoshone (Nevada) name for the April Full Moon is “badua’-mea'” meaning “Melting,” according to WWU.EDU read more…

American Indian Moons (Moon Names – 29 tribes) “American Indians gave names to each of the full moons to keep track of the passing year. The names are associated with the entire month until the next full moon occurs. Since a lunar month averages 29 days, the dates of the moons change from year to year. Here are titles most closely associated with calendar months” read more from the Western Washington University Website…

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