I was surprised when I learned that the first full moon of the year is called the Wolf Moon, and even more surprised when I found there is a moon-a-month. I just haven't been reading "The Farmer's Almanac" enough or I would have known there is a traditional name for every moon.
The only one I am familiar with is the Harvest Moon because it is often mentioned. It is getting all the attention, deservedly so as it is bright and beautiful, but I believe every moon deserves to be recognized. Yes, I realize there is only one moon, but when it reaches its peak each month it has a traditional name.
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The Full Moon and Easter | WOODTV.com
The past few nights, we’ve enjoyed the full (or nearly full) moon. The full moon of March is commonly called the “Worm Moon”. The pretty pic. above was taken at Great Sand Dunes National Park, southwest of Pueblo, Colorado (from the Great Sand Dunes N.P. twitter page).
The date that Easter is celebrated is determined by the moon. Easter occurs on the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or after the Spring (Vernal) Equinox.
The UAE's tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon - CNN
Dubai (CNN) Last month, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arab world to put a spacecraft into orbit around Mars . But as it celebrates the achievement of its Hope probe, a group of Emirati scientists is already engaged in another historic feat: building a lunar rover.
‘Worm Moon’ to shine this weekend | myfox8.com
The name of this month’s full moon is a strange and slithery one! It's called the Worm Moon, and it will reach its peak on Sunday at 2:48 pm EDT.
Although it will reach its fullest phase on Sunday, it will appear full the night before and after its peak.
Full moon names typically correspond to seasonal markers. For example, the Harvest Moon occurs at the end of the growing season in September or October. The cooler month of December is assigned the Cold Moon. Meanwhile, the Worm Moon is a reference to the earthworms that start appearing in the soil in early spring.
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Jonti Horner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
If you stepped outside on the weekend and thought, "Gosh, the full moon looks nice tonight", you are not alone.
According to Google Trends, Moon-related searches are up by more than 60% over the past week in Australia, led by Western Australia and Queensland.
Photos: The Worm Moon around the world
This month's full moon will be the year's first supermoon, an astronomical phenomenon where the moon is slightly closer to Earth and therefore appears bigger and brighter in the sky.
The Native American tribes in the South call a full moon occurring in March the "Worm" moon because of the earthworm casts -- soil that the worms digests -- which become visible as the ground thaws.
This year's "Worm" supermoon is the fourth brightest moon of 2021, according to Earth Sky. It was at its fullest at 2:48 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Suez Canal: The full 'worm moon' helped break the logjam - CNN
(CNN) A piece of celestial good luck likely made it easier for engineers to successfully refloat the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week.
Bohemian | A Return to the Valley of the Moon
Like a bird chirping on a branch deep in the forest of my mind, the voice kept repeating the word like a mantra while I walked the crowded streets of New York.
"Back," it said. "Back to what?" I demanded. "To where, to whom?" But the voice flew away on the winds of my thoughtstream. Over a period of nine months the phantom nightingale added more words to its lament, until finally, as I lay in Central Park on a summer’s day, it came forth loud and clear:
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