Warming Up to the Worm Moon’s Arrival: The Promise of Spring in the Sky

The last full moon of winter adorns Earth’s sky on March 7, which is known as the Worm Moon, signifying the approach of warmer days.

For thousands of years, farmers around the world, including Native Americans, have named the months according to natural cues. According to the almanac of ancient farmers, the worm moon refers to earthworms that begin to appear in March, when the soil begins to warm up.

The full moon marks the middle of the monthly lunar cycle, when the moon is fully illuminated by the sun.

And the moon began to appear full from the evening of Monday, March 6 to reach its peak of fullness on March 7, and it continues to appear full until the next day, then begins to decline to enter the “retractable humped top.” (crescent) phase of the lunar cycle, which is about 27.32 days.

And the full moon occurs when she is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun, which means that her face will be completely illuminated.

According to Sky Live, the Moon is currently 251,072 miles (404,062 km) from Earth and will be in the constellation Virgo during its apogee, or fullness.

The Moon will be joined in the night sky by Venus, Jupiter and the red planet (Mars). Venus and Jupiter have just completed their closest approach in a decade, but they are still very close to each other in the night sky. Jupiter will be in the west with brighter Venus at the top, and Mars will glow red-orange in the southwest.

The full moon of March has, in addition to the name of the worm moon, other names associated with the farm calendar, such as the Crow Moon, the Great Lenten Moon, the Sugar Moon, and others.

After the Worm Moon, astronomers will look forward to the next full moon on April 5, known as the Pink Moon, after the pink wildflowers that begin blooming at this time of year in parts of North America.

Source: Living Science

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