The early bird gets the worm this month.
During the build-up to the Worm Moon and since the completely dark new moon, which occurred on Feb. 20, the illuminated face of the moon has been increasing to the point at which it is fully illuminated — a process astronomers call"waxing." As this occurred the moon has been rising and setting an hour later each night.
The names for full moons are generally related to the months for the seasons in which they occur, with some, such as December's Cold Moon having quite obvious inspiration. March's full moon has one of the more unusual monikers in the catalog of full moon names. More recently it has been discovered that the name may relate to a different species of worm, with evidence emerging that Native American tribes connected the March full moon with the emergence of beetle larvae. These creatures begin to emerge in spring as the bark of trees and their other hideouts begin to thaw. , including ones that there also Native American and also relate to the emergence of animals like the Eagle Moon, the Goose Moon , and Crow Comes Back Moon.
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