Worm Moon Name Origin
What is a Worm Moon? The full moon that appears in March is called the Worm Moon. Native Americans called this last full moon of winter the Worm Moon after the worm trails that would appear in the newly thawed ground.
Worm Moon Name Variations
The Worm Moon of March was sometimes referred to by names associated with other signs of spring. The more northern Native American tribes knew the March full moon as the Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night, or the Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees. Other names include the Chaste Moon and the Death Moon. Christian settlers also called this the Lenten Moon and considered it the last moon of winter.
When is the next Worm Moon?
The Worm Moon dates are expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UT), the international basis for other time zones. Since the lunar month is only 29 days long on the average, the full moon dates shift from year to year. For Worm Moon times in your city, please use the Time Zone Converter. You may also simply subtract five (5) hours to get to U.S. Eastern Time.
| Full Moon | Year | Date | Time | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worm Moon | 2011 | Mar 19 | 18:10 | Sat |
| Worm Moon | 2012 | Mar 8 | 09:40 | Thu |
| Worm Moon | 2013 | Mar 27 | 09:27 | Wed |
| Worm Moon | 2014 | Mar 16 | 17:09 | Sun |
| Worm Moon | 2015 | Mar 5 | 18:06 | Thu |
| Worm Moon | 2016 | Mar 23 | 12:01 | Wed |
| Worm Moon | 2017/td> | Mar 12 | 14:54 | Sun |
| Worm Moon | 2018 | Mar 2 | 00:51 | Fri |
| Worm Moon | 2019 | Mar 21 | 01:43 | Thu |
| Worm Moon | 2020 | Mar 9 | 17:48 | Thu |
Popular Full Moon Names
The naming of the Worm Moon has a pretty interesting history. Do you want to learn about other Full Moon names? If so, check out the following full moon names: Wolf Moon, Snow Moon, Worm Moon, Pink Moon, Flower Moon, Strawberry Moon, Buck Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Harvest Moon, Hunters Moon, Beaver Moon, Cold Moon, and, of course, the Blue Moon!Popular Full Moon Calendars
Some popular full moon calendars, in addition to the Worm Moon Calendar, include the following: Moon Calendar 2011, Moon Calendar 2012, Moon Calendar 2013, Moon Calendar 2014, Moon Calendar 2015, Moon Calendar 2016, Moon Calendar 2017, Moon Calendar 2018, Moon Calendar 2019, Moon Calendar 2020.
You can also check out our Full Moon Calendar, Lunar Calendar, Lunar Eclipse Calendar and Solar Eclipse Calendar!
Full Moon Names History
Full Moon names have been used by many cultures to describe the full moon throughout the year. Specifically, Native American tribes used moon phases and cycles to keep track of the seasons by giving a distinctive name to each recurring full moon, including the Flower Moon. The unique full moon names were used to identify the entire month during which each occurred.
Although many Native American tribes gave distinct names to the full moon, the most well known full moon names come from the Algonquin tribes who lived in the area of New England and westward to Lake Superior. The Algonquin tribes had perhaps the greatest effect on the early European settlers in America, and the settlers adopted the Native American habit of naming the full moons.