Is It A Full Moon?

[lankeela]

Or has someone left the gate open?

[naomi24]

Definitely one or the other.

[Hazlinny]

Space oddities?

[Buenchico]

You've just missed a worm moon:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64887992

[douglas9401]

The gate option I think, chickens are coming home to roost.

[maggiebee]

Chris, the worm moon was absolutely glorious here in Dundee. Lit up the whole of my garden at 2 am

[Old_Geezer]

Good grief. How many types of moon are there ? Does every one have it's own special name ?

[maggiebee]

Why is March called worm moon?
The third and final full Moon of the northern hemisphere's winter season took place on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Called the “Worm Moon” in some parts of the world because of its association with warming ground temperatures and the start of spring

[rowanwitch]

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon-names.html

[Peter Pedant]

yes indeedy
I can hear some of my neighbours howling

( I am allowed to mention neighbours wivvart excoriation, innit?)

[Peter Pedant]

https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon-names.html

good article - thx Rowan, I didnt know Lent was from Spring, and not "lead up to when jesus dies"

I suppose that it is reasonable if the Moon was worshipped then each moon in a year had a special name. You can imagine ( well I can) a 7 y o Celt in 30BC, saying ( in P-goidelic) - "every week day has a different name. Foo datta lorra names!"

[rowanwitch]

Now on the waning moon so the lunatics should drift back to their asylum....
If your neighbours are howling they are a bit late. The wolf moon was january.

[Peter Pedant]

hi row
the howlers I know howl the year round....

I find driving a problem round a full moon - satchels and prams being thrown in front of cars etc.... er where I live. and that is not only at night - ter daah !

[rowanwitch]

Not really as far as I can make out it was more you simply counted days from the full moon, so something like 9th day after flower moon. It was only when the Norse folk got involved they started naming days.
Ok Einar we will go raiding on Wodensday after the full moon.
Sorry Bednar, can't make it, can we do Friggas day instead.