JACKSON, Wyo. — The full moon reached its peak this morning March 7, at 5:40 a.m. over Jackson Hole. If you missed the chance to see it last night, gaze east tonight at about 7 p.m. to see the moonrise.
This year, March’s full moon is the last of the winter season because it occurs before March 20, the spring equinox. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the March full moon is also called the Worm Moon.
“In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver visited the Naudowessie (Dakota) and other Native American tribes and wrote that the name Worm Moon refers to a different sort of “worm”—beetle larvae—which begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time,” says the Almanac.
Other names for the March full moon refers to the transition of seasons from winter to spring. Ojibwe refer to the March full moon as the Sugar Moon, marking the time of year when the sap of sugar maples start to flow, the Wind Strong Moon is the Pueblo name for the March full moon, referencing the strong, windy days.
The Sore Eyes Moon is the Dakota, Lakota and Assiniboine name for the March full moon and it rings true here in Jackson. The name is a reference to the blinding sunlight that reflects off the snow this time of year.
Other March full moon names, the Eagle Moon (Algonquin, Cree) the Goose Moon, (Algonquin, Cree) and the Crow Comes Back Moon (Northern Ojibwe) all reference the reappearance of animals during the transition of winter to spring.
Interested in what this full moon might mean based on your horoscope? Check out the lastest from The Hole Horoscope, a new series by Buckrail.
