This full moon corresponds with Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th day of Adar (or on the 15th in Jerusalem and ancient walled cities) in the Hebrew calendar. Other names are the Chaste Moon or the Death Moon, related to the fasting of Lent and traditions from when the start of spring was the end of the old year and start of the new. Most of the earthworms in these areas are invasive species introduced from Europe and Asia.Ī European name for this full moon is the Lenten Moon, as this corresponds with Lent, the traditional period of fasting that precedes Easter. After these glaciers melted about 12,000 years ago the more northern forests grew back without earthworms.
When glaciers covered the northern part of North America they wiped out the native earthworms.
It makes sense that only the southern tribes called this the Worm Moon. The more southern tribes called this the Worm Moon after the earthworm casts that appeared as the ground thawed. Other northern names were the Crust Moon, because the snow cover became crusted from thawing by day and freezing by night, or the Sap (or Sugar) Moon as this was the time for tapping maple trees. The more northern tribes of the northeastern United States knew this as the Crow Moon, with the cawing of crows signaling the end of winter. According to this almanac, as the full moon in March the tribes of the northeastern United States called this the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon. The Maine Farmers' Almanac began publishing Native American names for full moons in the 1930s and these names are now widely known and used. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from Sunday evening through Wednesday morning (and possibly early Wednesday evening). This will be on Wednesday morning from Kamchatka and Fiji Time eastward to the International Date Line. The next full moon will be Tuesday morning, March 7, 2023, appearing opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 7:40 AM EST. The Next full moon is the Crow, Crust, Sap, Sugar, or Worm Moon the Lenten, Chaste, or Death Moon, the full moon of Purim the full moon of Holi Māgha Pūjā and Medin Poya Mid-Sha'ban and the Pothole Moon.
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