Look to the skies Monday and Tuesday for the final full moon of winter

BOSTON — The final full moon of winter will be coming to the sky near you so make sure to look up Monday and Tuesday. March’s full moon is also known as the worm moon.

Named the worm moon by Native American tribes in the 18th century in reference to different creatures emerging from their winter hideouts to welcome spring,

The moon will likely appear full on the nights of both March 6, and March 7. (The full moon actually reaches its peak illumination at precisely 7:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.)

Most years have 12 full moons, but 2023 will have 13, with two — which are supermoons — happening in August. Supermoons are brighter and closer to Earth than normal and therefore appear larger in the sky.

Here’s the list of full moons remaining in 2023, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac:

• April 6: Pink moon
• May 5: Flower moon
• June 3: Strawberry moon
• July 3: Buck moon
• August 1: Sturgeon moon
• August 30: Blue moon
• September 29: Harvest moon
• October 28: Hunter’s moon
• November 27: Beaver moon
• December 26: Cold moon

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