We were on Mount Desert Island yesterday evening when March’s molten full moon arose out of Frenchman’s Bay into the low-lying clouds. At first, it was a massive, planet-like presence.
But, it was rising fast and resolved itself when it got above the clouds:
By the time that we got home, it was a silver cannon ball hurtling over Blue Hill Bay.:
This is our last winter full moon, at least for those who believe spring won’t arrive until the March 19 equinox. It also was a supermoon, since it was at its closest monthly point to us last night. Because the March full moon usually comes when worms in the soil are stirring, this lunar spectacle traditionally is called the Full Worm Moon. But, maple tree sap also often starts to run in March, so some call it the Full Sap Moon.
(Mount Desert Island and Brooklin, Maine)