Full Moon March 2027: the Worm Moon on 22 March
The Worm Moon is on .
135 days, 4 hours and 2 minutes until the exact phase.
Distance and flags
- Distance from Earth
- 372,518 km
- Size against the average distance
- larger by 3.2% across the sky
- Next year
Moonrise in London on Mon 22 Mar
- Moonrise
- 18:48
- Rises towards
- east · 100°
- Moonset
- 05:39
The disc looks full on the nights either side of the exact time, and a full Moon rises near sunset. Moonrise and moonset for other places and dates.
What the Worm Moon means
Worm Moon is the familiar March label. Its exact story varies: modern accounts refer to earthworm casts or other signs appearing as frozen ground thaws, while older regional calendars use several different spring names.
The date sits close to the seasonal turn, so its path and rise time can change noticeably from year to year.
Watching it from the UK. Use binoculars along the terminator on the nights before full Moon, when low shadows reveal more surface relief. A low Moon can look larger or warmer because of perspective and the atmosphere, not because its phase changed.
Moon names come from almanac traditions and differ between sources; the seasons are northern-hemisphere ones. NASA's Moon phase guide.
Full Moon March dates, 2027–2029
| Year | Date and time · Europe/London | Name | Distance | Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Worm Moon | 372,518 km | All phases | |
| 2028 | Worm Moon | 358,061 km · supermoon | All phases | |
| 2029 | Worm Moon | 356,670 km · supermoon | — |
Other names for the March full Moon
- Popular almanac
- Worm Moon
- Old English
- Rethe Moon
- Celtic revival
- Moon of Winds