March full moon 2023: The Worm Moon shares the sky with Venus, Jupiter and Mars

The March full moon is called the Worm Moon, a name that supposedly refers to the emergence of earthworms.

at the upper right corner. Taurus the Bull faces Orion to the upper right, Aldebaran is approximately where his head would be, in a cluster of fainter stars called the Hyades. Looking once again to the left of Orion, are the stars of Gemini, the Twins, and you can find them by looking for a pair of bright stars, Castor and Pollux. By 8 p.m. Pollux will be the one lower in the sky and Castor is above it and slightly to the right.

If one looks north and finds the Big Dipper, which will be on the eastern side of the sky and facing upwards one can use the"pointers" in the bowl of the dipper to Polaris, the Pole Star, and keep turning left to the western side of Polaris, to the distinctive"W" shape of Cassiopeia, the legendary queen and wife of Cepheus.

For Muslims the full moon will mark the 15th day of Sha'ban, sometimes called Lailat al Bara'ah, or Shab-e-Barat, the Night of Forgiveness. For some Shia Muslims, especially in Iran, the day is also celebrated for being the birthday of the Twelfth Imam . Jewish people, will celebrate Purim, the 14th day of the lunar month of Adar, on March 6-7, which commemorates Esther saving the Jewish people of the Persian Empire from being exterminated by the king Ahasuerus' vizier.

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