(KRON) — The Bay Bridge skyline was especially beautiful over the weekend thanks to a “pink full moon” hanging low in the sky. The “pink moon” — the first full moon of spring — was at its brightest on Saturday at 8:23 p.m. However, Sunday’s moonrise also appeared big and beautiful. A timelapse of the moon moon rising over the Bay Bridge on April 13, 2025. (Lani Tinio) Bay Area photographer Lani Tinio shared a timelapse of the Moon rising over the Bay Bridge on Sunday with KRON4. Although the moon appeared especially large over the weekend, KRON4 Meteorologist Kyla Grogan said that the Moon was actually at its farthest point from Earth. “It's actually not a big full moon, in fact, it's the smallest and farthest away full moon of the year,” Grogan said. “We just had skies that were clear enough to see it, but it's actually dimmer and appears smaller than usual.” Video: Peninsula crosswalks hacked with mock messages from Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk The Moon’s large appearance is due to an astronomical anomaly known as “moon illusion.” According to NASA, the moon appears larger because our brains trick us into perceiving it that way, and scientists aren’t sure why. “When we observe the Moon near the horizon, it often looks huge – whether it's peeking over the shoulder of a distant mountain, rising out of the sea, hovering behind a cityscape, or looming over a thicket of trees,” NASA’s website reads. “But here's the thing: It's all in your head. Really. The Moon's seeming bigness is an actual illusion, rather than an effect of our atmosphere or some other physics.” 5.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Southern California NASA offers several ways to easily disprove the Moon’s large appearance. “Hold up your outstretched index finger next to the Moon,” NASA suggests. “You'll find that your fingernail and the Moon are about the same size. Or try looking at the Moon through a paper tube, or bend over and look backward between your legs. When you view it like this, the Moon will be nowhere near as big as it had seemed.” ...read more read less