--- title: Mini Pink Moon: Watch a Livestream description: As the Earth and Moon move to their farthest points from each other, the full moon appears its smallest to us here on Earth canonical: https://time.com/4299754/mini-pink-moon-live/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-21T15:35:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:05:49.240Z article:section: Science og:title: See a Livestream of a Mini Pink Moon og:description: The Earth and moon usually aren't this far apart og:url: https://time.com/4299754/mini-pink-moon-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1df30cc84962b5a/69888fc5e20a875b6fa907d5/mini-pink-full-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4200 og:image:height: 2363 og:image:alt: Pink Moon Over Rome og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See a Livestream of a Mini Pink Moon twitter:description: The Earth and moon usually aren't this far apart twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1df30cc84962b5a/69888fc5e20a875b6fa907d5/mini-pink-full-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Highlights from the Rise of a Mini Pink Moon > Sponsored content. 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It reaches 40,000 subscribers with a 34.2% open rate and a 2.1% click rate as of August 2026. #### Where can I follow the energy transition as a business story? Future Proof covers climate and energy as an economic and business story rather than only an environmental one. It publishes every Friday and is free at time.com/newsletters. #### Who writes Future Proof? Justin Worland, a senior correspondent at TIME and an award-winning climate journalist, writes Future Proof. #### Is Future Proof free? Yes. Future Proof is free at time.com/newsletters. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) and [Slooh](https://time.com/author/slooh/) Apr 21, 2016 3:35 PM UTC  ROME, ITALY - JUNE 23: A view of the full moon over the sky of Rome on June 23, 2013 in Rome, Italy. Tonight a pink full moon was expected to appear in the sky of Rome. The event occurs once a year when the moon reaches its nearest point to Earth, making it appear much larger than usual as well as being a peculiar shade of pink. The spectacle can be seen throughout the world, weather permitting. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) ROME, ITALY - JUNE 23: A view of the full moon over the sky of Rome on June 23, 2013 in Rome, Italy. Tonight a pink full moon was expected to appear in the sky of Rome. The event occurs once a year when the moon reaches its nearest point to Earth, making it appear much larger than usual as well as being a peculiar shade of pink. The spectacle can be seen throughout the world, weather permitting. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Franco Origlia—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) and [Slooh](https://time.com/author/slooh/) Apr 21, 2016 3:35 PM UTC The smallest full moon of the year will rise on Thursday evening, an event astronomers have dubbed the [Mini Pink Moon](https://main.slooh.com/event/the-full-pink-moon/). The moon will indeed be mini—this marks the moment when the Earth and moon are farthest apart, making the moon appear smaller than usual—but it won’t actually take on a pink hue. The springtime full moon [earned its name from Native Americans](https://main.slooh.com/event/the-full-pink-moon/), who were likely referencing the pink phlox flowers that bloom this time of year, according to Slooh, a space broadcasting site, and [_The Old Farmer’s Almanac_](https://www.almanac.com/). Slooh will host a livestream of the moon, filmed at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, from 8 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. EDT on Thursday. Janice Stillman, editor of _The Old Farmer’s Almanac_, will join Paul Cox, Slooh’s host, and Bob Berman, an astronomer with Slooh, to discuss the phenomenon. _Slooh is a TIME partner. You can go to_ [_Slooh.com_](http://live.slooh.com/) _to join and watch this live broadcast, snap and share your own photos during the event, chat with audience members and interact with the hosts, and personally control Slooh’s telescopes._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4299754/mini-pink-moon-live/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4299754/mini-pink-moon-live/"},"headline":"Watch Highlights from the Rise of a Mini Pink Moon","datePublished":"2016-04-21T15:35:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-30T12:05:49.240Z","description":"The Earth and moon usually aren't this far apart","url":"https://time.com/4299754/mini-pink-moon-live/","keywords":["Space"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1df30cc84962b5a/69888fc5e20a875b6fa907d5/mini-pink-full-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Slooh","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/slooh/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte1df30cc84962b5a/69888fc5e20a875b6fa907d5/mini-pink-full-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pink Moon Over Rome","caption":"Full Pink Moon","creditText":"Franco Origlia—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4299754/mini-pink-moon-live/","name":"Watch Highlights from the Rise of a Mini Pink Moon"}}]}] ```