Full moon Friday
March 21, 2008
March’s full moon, the Worm Moon, occurs midday today in North America. I took a few pictures last night, as light clouds scudded across the sky, alternately dimming and brightening the moon.
The first full moon of spring determines where Easter falls. Easter occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon that happens on or after the vernal equinox.
Enjoy!
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Fabulous photos… Worm moon, that is certainly a great name for a spring full moon.
Gail
It is indeed. As I was digging in the garden today, I unearthed quite a few of them. —Pam
I know how difficult it can be to get good moon pictures and these are great, Pam.
Thanks, Robin. I wish I’d waited until tonight though, because I just saw the moon and it’s big and yellow. But I have other things to do tonight. Like catch up on blog reading. 😉 —Pam
I never heard that term ‘worm moon’! You are so good at the moon pictures. Maybe tonight, if it is clear, I will give it a go! Inspiring as always Pam!
I hope you do, Layanee. I’d love to see how the moon looks from your garden. —Pam
Wow – amazing photos!
/Katarina (Roses and stuff)
Thanks, Katarina. —Pam
Well, isn’t this ‘Worm Moon’ intersting. I cleaned out the in ground bird bath and found quite
a few worms in it. I figured the American Robins bathing deposited the worms in there. Maybe
the moon lured them out into the water. All of this rain has caused the worms to come to the
surface.
Rain and worms are good! As I mentioned to Gail, above, I found quite a few worms myself today while I was digging in the garden. —Pam
Worm Moon – It rings a bell but I can’t place it. Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.
It should be elephant moon. Then you’d never forget, Wiseacre. —Pam
Great shots, Pam. And such an interesting lesson. I read your post to my husband and we both agreed that we never knew what determined the date of Easter! You are a wealth of useful information, as always!
It’s a convoluted way to pick the date of a holiday, isn’t it? Of course, if you go back to Lent, it’s tied into the moon/equinox system too, being a certain number of days before Easter. And, for that matter, so is Mardi Gras. —Pam
I stepped outside last night and was bowled away by the moon! Whenever I see a full moon, I always think of the Nicolas Cage & Cher movie, Moonstruck. Thanks for capturing it and sharing it will us.
“It’s Cosmo’s moon! Is he down there?” I always think of Moonstruck too, and the kids and I sing, “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore.” —Pam
I hope it’s was good luck to plant my flowers under the Worm Moon. Wonderful photos, Pam!
Happy Easter!
I bet it was lucky, Dawn. Sounds like some kind of spell, doesn’t it? —Pam
Wow, those are fantastic pictures. I’ve never tried to photograph the moon, but I’m sure if I did I wouldn’t get shots like this.
Thanks, Linda. I didn’t have much luck with my old camera, but my new one does a pretty fine job. I use the manual setting to eliminate that fuzzy glow and a tripod to steady the image. —Pam
You did an amazing job of shooting the moon, Pam! It is so irritating when plants are mis-labelled and bloom in different colours. I’ve had this happen and eventually moved them.
Shoot the moon! Everyone should do it from time to time. As for the pinkbonnets, I was irritated at first, then amused, and now complacent about them. Live and let live—this time. —Pam
The moon was big in San Francisco last night when I went to pick up Mexican food.
Thank you for straightening out that Easter thing.
You’re welcome. The moon was big and yellow again tonight too, like a harvest moon. —Pam
I’ve never heard it called a worm moon, I wonder why? It is long established garden tradition to plant new potatoes on Good Friday here in England, is it the same in the USA? Full moon is also renowned to police officers and to medical staff in hospitals.. where people go mad. Quite seriously, the emergency services are overwhelmed each full moon and it cannot be explained..only that it brings the lunatics out!
Do worms come back to the surface as the soil warms? I don’t really know, since I live in a warm climate where the soil never freezes. Your query about the potato-planting tradition is news to me, but it sounds like a charming tradition. There is something magnetic about that full moon hanging low on the horizon. I can hardly look away. —Pam
You have captured the March full moon beautifully, Pam 😉
Thanks, Joey. I hope you got to see it in person. It was lovely. —Pam