A full moon rose to illuminate the night sky on Monday. The full moon in April is also known as the pink moon, the fish moon or the egg moon. /CFP

April's full moon has been classified as a super moon though different publications use different thresholds for deciding on classification, said Gordon Johnston of NASA. /CFP

This supermoon, the second-closest full moon of this year, is golden though it is called the pink moon. /CFP

The name is from the herb, moss pink or creeping phlox, one of the earliest springtime flowers to bloom. /CFP