Mar. 29, 2010, 10:25 p.m.
EDT -- Full Worm Moon. In this month the ground softens and the earthworm casts
reappear, inviting the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this
as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signals the end of winter, or
the Full Crust Moon because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day
and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple
trees, is another variation. In 2010 this is also the Paschal Full Moon; the
first full Moon of the spring season. The first Sunday following the Paschal
Moon is Easter Sunday, which indeed will be observed six days later on Sunday,
April 4.
Full Moon on March 27, 2013.
On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, the Moon reaches her fullness at 6 degrees
of Libra at 2:28 A.M. in the Pacific time zone. This Full Moon called the Full
Worm Moon occurs at the start of spring when the ground begins to warm up, and
when the spring rains soften the earth. Earthworms begin to appear. In Southern
California, you would see them on the sidewalks after a spring rain. In the
Northern latitudes, the robins have begun to arrive to nest for the spring and
summer, and the earth worms, or Night Crawlers, are coming to the surface. I
recall my grandfather and father going out in search of Night Crawlers to use
for bait for fishing season.
Northern tribes call this moon, the Full Crow Moon as the crow’s cawing
signals the end of winter. It is also called the Full Crust Moon because
melting snow still freezes at night creating a crust on the ground. Last night
here on the river, we had a squall pass over, followed by a brief but intense
hail storm. Some call this the Full Sap Moon because it’s time when Maple trees
can be tapped for their sap. And early settlers called this the Lenten Moon as
it signaled the Lent would be ending and Easter would be celebrated at the next
Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox (March 21).
Other names for this Full Moon include: Moon of the Winds, Moon of the
Snow Blind, Magpie Moon, Sugar/Sugaring Moon, Seed Moon, Basanta Purnima (Hindu
name for Spring), Medin Poya (Buddhist name for spring), and the Chaste Moon. Whatever
you call this Moon, it is a powerful one, and the first full Moon after the
Vernal Equinox (19-23 March, officially on the 21 March), signaling a number of
religious dates of significance. For Western Christian traditions, this moon
signals the coming of Easter on the next Sunday following this moon. For an
explanation of how Eastern and Western Christians determine when Easter falls,
visit Fact Monster.
The Full Moon in Libra peaks at 9:28 A.M. (GMT)/2:28 PDT. The Full Moon
is always a time when the Sun and the Moon are in exact opposition, calling us
to unite and harmonize both inside and out.
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