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Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Science
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March's full moon ahead. How to see it in Florida and what to know about the blood moon
A bloody worm moon is headed our way? Sort of. This week's full moon will be extra special and spooky — a total lunar eclipse will take place on Thursday, turning the moon orange-red. Wondering when you can see this cosmic show take place from Florida? Here's what to know. The worm moon will arrive on Friday, March 14. March's full Moon is known as the Worm Moon. According to the Farmer's Almanac, many believed this name referred to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. However, more research revealed another explanation. "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." the Almanac shares. Other names for the full moon include: Eagle Moon, Goose Moon (Algonquin, Cree) Crow Comes Back Moon (Northern Ojibwe) Sugar Moon (Ojibwe) Wind Strong Moon (Pueblo) Sore Eyes Moon (Dakota, Lakota, Assiniboine) There will be a total solar eclipse on Thursday in which the entire moon falls within the umbra, the darkest part of Earth's shadow. This causes the moon to appear with a red-orange hue Lunar eclipses are often called "blood moons" because a red hue can be produced when the Earth's shadow covers the moon. The coloration happens because any sunlight not blocked by Earth is filtered through a thick slice of Earth's atmosphere as it approaches the lunar surface, according to NASA. "It's as if all the world's sunrises and sunsets are projected onto the Moon," NASA explains on its website. For most of Florida, March's full moon will reach peak illumination at 1:55 a.m. ET on Friday, March 14. Those in Panhandle can see its peak at 12:57 a.m. CT. The moon's phases in March are: First Quarter: March 6 Full Moon: March 14 Last Quarter: March 22 New Moon: March 29 The upcoming total lunar eclipse will occur close to midnight on Thursday, March 13, and into the early morning hours of Friday, March 14. Weather permitting, the eclipse will be visible not only across Florida but all of North America, but also in South America, western parts of Europe and Africa. If you live in the U.S., the eclipse should begin around 11:57 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 13, reach totality around 2:30 a.m. EST and complete the process around 6 a.m. EST Friday, March 14. For Floridians, the time will differ between the two time zones in the state. The Panhandle can expect to see the lunar eclipse around midnight CDT on March 14. The Florida Peninsula can expect to see the lunar eclipse start about 1 a.m. EDT. Following the Worm Moon this month, these are the remaining full moons this year, according to the Farmer's Almanac: Pink Moon: April 12, 2025 Flower Moon: May 12, 2025 Strawberry Moon: June 11, 2025 Buck Moon: July 10, 2025 Sturgeon Moon: Aug. 9, 2025 Corn Moon: Sept. 7, 2025 Harvest Moon: Oct. 6, 2025 Beaver Moon: Nov. 5, 2025 Cold Moon: Dec. 4, 2025 There will be three supermoons in 2025, but you'll have to wait until the end of the year to see them. Supermoons for 2025 will occur on: Monday, Oct. 6: 11:48 p.m., Hunter's Moon Wednesday, Nov. 5: 8:19 a.m., Beaver Moon Thursday, Dec. 4: 6:14 p.m., Cold Moon This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Full moon in Florida will turn red thanks to total lunar eclipse
USA Today
11-03-2025
- Science
- USA Today
Red-letter day: Worm moon becomes a spooky blood moon this week
Red-letter day: Worm moon becomes a spooky blood moon this week Show Caption Hide Caption How to see rare 'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse On the night of March 13, 2025, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across most of the Americas, as well as parts of Europe and the UK, depending on the weather. unbranded - Newsworthy This week's full moon will come with a special treat – a total lunar eclipse, which will turn the moon a spooky blood red color. While the eclipse will last from 1:47 a.m. EDT to 4:10 a.m. EDT Friday morning, March's full moon reaches peak illumination at 2:55 a.m. EDT on Friday, the Old Farmer's Almanac said. But you don't have to wait until the middle of the night: The moon will still look nearly full when it appears above the eastern horizon late Thursday afternoon, even though the precise moment the moon is full is a few hours later. A "blood moon" total lunar eclipse will occur late Thursday, astronomers say. Here's everything you need to know. It will also look plenty big Wednesday and Friday nights. It looks especially vast to us when it's near the horizon because of the "moon illusion," when it looks larger there than it does when it's high in the sky. The March full moon is known as the "worm" moon. Here's why: Why is it called the worm moon? For hundreds of years, people across the world, including Native Americans in the eastern and central U.S., named the months after nature's cues. Each full moon has its own name, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. "The tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon," the almanac said. "Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred." According to NASA, the more southern tribes called this the worm moon after the earthworm casts that appeared as the ground thawed. Total lunar eclipse 2025: What to know about this week's 'blood moon' "It makes sense that only the southern tribes called this the worm moon," said NASA's Gordon Johnston in an online report. "When glaciers covered the northern part of North America they wiped out the native earthworms. After these glaciers melted about 12,000 years ago the more northern forests grew back without earthworms. Most of the earthworms in these areas are invasive species introduced from Europe and Asia." Northern tribes had other names for March's full moon, including the the crow, crust, sap and sugar moon, NASA said. What to know about our planet: Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point newsletter. Or were they beetle larvae? Yet another explanation: The worm moon name 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 of the year, the almanac said. A "blood moon" total lunar eclipse will occur late Thursday, astronomers say. Here's everything you need to know. According to the almanac, 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. What is a blood moon? The blood moon is a trick of the light, when the typical whitish looking moon becomes red or ruddy brown. It happens during a total lunar eclipse when the moon is fully in Earth's shadow and a little bit of light from Earth's sunrises and sunsets falls on the surface of moon, making it appear red. When is the next full moon? The next full moon after the worm moon is the pink moon, which will peak April 12, 2025. A "blood moon" total lunar eclipse will occur late Thursday, astronomers say. Here's everything you need to know. The pink moon is named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox. This is a plant native to the eastern United States that is one of the earliest widespread flowers of spring. Contributing: Maria Francis, USA TODAY NETWORK; Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Lunar eclipse weather forecast: Will it be cloudy in Ohio? What to know about March full moon
March is here, and you know what that means—there's a full moon to look forward to. But March's full moon won't be just a full moon — it will bring a total lunar eclipse visible across the United States. But will you be able to see it in Ohio? Will it be cloudy in Columbus or stormy in Cincinnati? Here's what to know about the worm moon and the Ohio weather forecast Thursday night. The March full moon will bring a rare total lunar eclipse with it when it appears on Mar. 14, starting at 2:36 a.m. ET, according to The total lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. and other portions of the world, including Europe, South America and parts of Africa. First and foremost, we need to know what kind of weather is forecasted to prepare our lunar viewing festivities. As the full moon shines on Thursday night/very early Friday morning, what's the weather forecast for Ohio's major cities? With unpredictable spring-like weather, hopefully it won't be hard to glimpse March's full moon. Here's the weather forecast for Thursday night from the National Weather Service (as of Monday): Akron will be partly cloudy on Thursday night, with no precipitation in the forecast. Temperatures will reach a low of 46 degrees. Cincinnati will be mostly clear Thursday night, with a 30% chance of rain before 8 p.m. Temperatures will reach a low of 52. will be partly cloudy on Thursday night, with no precipitation in the forecast. Temperatures will hit a low of 49. Cleveland will be partly cloudy on Thursday night, with no precipitation forecast. Temperatures will reach a low of 48. It is a common belief that March's full moon is called the "worm" moon to commemorate the arrival of spring, referring to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms, according to Almanac. But it actually comes from the Naudowessie (Dakota) tribe and other Native American tribes, referring to beetle larvae, as they begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time. Additionally, March's full moon will also have another name, the blood moon, because it will be a total lunar eclipse that turns the moon a shade of red. The moon won't have its usual creamy gray or yellow color during the lunar eclipse, and it won't be completely dark, either. It will instead turn a brownish-red color. During lunar eclipses, the color of the moon tends to be similar to the tints of sunrises and sunsets. This change is due to how the sun's light interacts with Earth's atmosphere. Since the moon will partially sit in the Earth's shadow, longer wavelengths of light from the sun, such as reds and oranges, will pass through the Earth's atmosphere while the shorter wavelengths, such as blue, scatter, causing the moon to illuminate in a reddish color, according to England's National History Museum. The totality of the lunar eclipse will begin at 2:36 a.m. EST on March 14. The maximum eclipse will take place at 2:58 a.m. EST, and the event will conclude at 3:31 a.m. EST. Lunar eclipses happen when the Earth positions itself between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon's surface. These eclipses can only take place during a full moon. April's full moon, the Pink moon, will appear on Saturday, April 12. This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Lunar eclipse weather forecast: Will it be cloudy in Ohio? Full moon coming this week
