March’s full moon — called the “worm moon” — is set to reach peak illumination this week. Here's when to see it at its brightest.
When to see the full moon in March 2022
The final full moon of winter 2022 will reach peak illumination at 3:20 a.m. ET on Friday, March 18, the Farmer’s Almanac said. This falls just two days before the spring equinox, which marks the official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere on Sunday, March 20. For those who don’t want to get up in the middle of the night, skywatchers can also see the spectacularly bright full moon as it rises above the horizon on Thursday evening. March’s full moon goes by the name worm moon, which has often been thought to describe the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in the spring and invites birds to feed.
"A moonbow is just like a solar rainbow, but is created by moonlight when it is refracted through water droplets in the air. Moonbows only happen when the full Moon is fairly low in the sky, so look for one in the hours after sunset when the sky is dark," the