Worm Moon

A Worm Moon will illuminate the sky on Tuesday night, a symbol that winter is thawing and spring is warming in Ontario.

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Some areas with rain in the forecast may have a chance of seeing a rare moonbow. It's like a rainbow, but it happens when the moon's light is refracted in drops ...

Moonbows can only be seen when the full moon is low in the sky, which happens hours after sunset. It also may date back to writings from the 1760s about worms, or beetle larvae, coming out from bark as trees thaw from the winter. Some areas with rain in the forecast may have a chance of seeing a rare moonbow.

This year, the Worm Moon will coincide with another spectacular planetary phenomenon: the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in the western sky right after ...

In Christianity, this moon is known as the Lenten Moon if it occurs before the spring equinox – and corresponds with Lent, the traditional period of fasting preceding Easter – or the Paschal Full Moon if it occurs after the spring equinox. Since moonbows are only visible when a full moon is low in the sky, they may be visible after sunset, when the sky is dark. This year, the Worm Moon will coincide with another spectacular planetary phenomenon: the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in the western sky right after sunset. However, according to the [Worm Moon](https://www.earth.com/news/super-worm-moon-tonight/)” – will reach peak illumination at 7:42 A.M. While some other names this full moon is known by also refer to the appearance (or reappearance) of certain animals at the end of winter – such as the Eagle Moon, the Goose Moon (Alonquin, Cree), or the Crow Comes Back Moon (Northern Ojibwe) – yet others point to different signs of the season, including: the Sugar Moon (Ojibwe), marking the time when the sap of sugar maples begins to flow; the Wind Strong Moon (Pueblo), referring to the strong winds characteristic of this period; or the Sore Eyes Moon (Dakota, Lakota, Assiniboine), highlighting the blinding sunrays reflecting off the melting snow.

On the nights of March 6 and 7, 2023, the Full Moon is up all night long, rising around sunset and setting near dawn. Check your local forecast to see if your ...

"The moon rises at 6 p.m. and will set at 7 a.m. so you can see it pretty much all night," Kelowna astrophotographer and member the Royal Astronomical Society ...

You can also submit [photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom](mailto:[email protected]) and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. "It's called the Worm Moon because earthworms start to come out around this time signalling spring and bringing back the birds." so you can see it pretty much all night," Kelowna astrophotographer and member the Royal Astronomical Society Sean Perdue said.