"In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes and wrote that the name Worm Moon refers to a different sort of 'worm' - beetle larvae - which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time." "However, more research revealed another explanation," they added. "For many years, we thought this name referred to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring," The Old Farmer's Almanac states on their website. The March Full Moon is most commonly called the Full Worm Moon. These were originally gathered together from First Nations, Colonial, and European folklore, and have been published by the various Farmers' Almanacs over the years. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/Fred Espenak/Scott SutherlandĮach Full Moon has a popular name. This graphic collects all the relevant data about the 13 Full Moons of 2023, including their popular names, whether they are a 'super' or 'micro' Moon, a perigee or apogee Full Moon, and whether they are remarkable in some other way (Lunar Eclipse, Blue Moon, or Harvest Moon). Throughout history, human cultures have named many things and Full Moons are no exception. Check your local forecast to see if your sky conditions are right for viewing the night sky. On the nights of March 6 and 7, 2023, the Full Moon is up all night long, rising around sunset and setting near dawn. If you have clear skies tonight and Tuesday night, set aside a few minutes to go out and observe the Full Worm Moon.
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