Editorial photo #11096134 Human Interest

March's Full Moon - "Worm Moon" Or "crow Moon"

The term ''Worm Moon'' or ''Crow Moon'' refers to March's full moon. The Old Farmer's Almanac, which began publishing the names for the full moons in the 1930s, states that the full moon in March is referred to as the ''Worm Moon'' because earthworms are thought to appear around this time as the ground thaws from winter. According to NASA, Southern Native American tribes specifically call it this due to the ''earthworm casts that appear as the ground thaws.'' For similar reasons, other tribes named the moon based on different signs of spring. For example, some Northern Native American tribes referred to the March full moon as the ''Crow Moon'' because the cawing of crows signals the end of winter. The ''Worm Moon'' is seen through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the trees in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 24/03/2024. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)