Skip to main content

Help Center

Latest Release

April_2026.jpg

History

The month of April gets its name from the Latin word aperio, meaning “to open [bud],” because plants really begin to grow now.

Astronomical Events

April’s Full Pink Moon which rose on Wednesday, April 1, reaching peak illumination at 10:12 P.M. Eastern Time.

Holidays and Traditions

1st All Fool's Day aka April Fool's Day and the beginning of Passover

3rd Good Friday

5th Easter Sunday

22nd Earth Day

24th National Arbor Day

"Hope" is the thing with feathers -- That perches in the soul -- And sings the tune without the words -- And never stops -- at all - Emily Dickinson

- Fun facts are from The Old Farmer's Almanac online