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Best View of 'Pink Moon' Likely to Come in South Jersey

Annual April full moon is set to glow Thursday night into Friday morning.

April’s famous Pink Moon is set to bloom over New Jersey skies this week, and South Jersey residents will have the best view of it out of anyone in the state.

The question is: will it really be pink?

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Unfortunately no, it won’t, according to fullmoonphases.com. Rather, the name comes from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the first widespread flowers of the spring.

Unfortunately no, it won’t, according to fullmoonphases.com, rather the name comes from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the first widespread flowers of the spring.

Find out what's happening in Collingswoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

While there is a chance of showers and cloudy skies in other parts of the state, there is only a 20 percent chance of showers after 3 a.m. Friday and a low temperature of 55 degrees.

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