The end of winter will come on Friday, March 18th, when the full moon appears in the sky at 3:18 a.m. The spring equinox is two days away.
When the moon, sun and Earth line up on an invisible 180 degree line, the full moon lasts just an instant. The moon will be full and bright for three days, from Wednesday evening to Saturday morning.
The Maine Farmer's Almanac began publishing Native American moon names for each month of the year in the 1930s. The March moon was called the Crow Moon because it was the end of winter in the north.
According to NASA, maple trees were tapped for their sweet syrup in the early spring, and the tribes preferred the name Sugar Moon. The Native American tribes call the March full moon the Worm Moon because the snow reveals a lot of earthworm casts.
Skywatchers are amazed by the ring of fire during the solar eclipse.
March's moon is included in several religious observations. If the first full moon of spring is the last full moon of winter, the moon is called the Paschal Moon. The Lent runs from March 2 to April 14.
The Hebrew month of Adar coincides with the March full moon. The moon coincides with the festival of Purim, a holiday that commemorates the Jewish people's salvation from a royal death decree around the fourth century B.C., according to NASA.
The beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil are celebrated in Hinduism when the March moon falls.
A procession of planets may befall anyone who wakes up early to catch the full moon Friday. According to NASA, Venus, Saturn and Mars will be visible in the morning. The time is at 10:30. NASA has a post on how to spot our stars.
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