The Storm Moon
The Storm Moon will rise over Rochester, NY at 5:56pm EST. It becomes full at 6:17pm EST and becomes fully eclipsed at 6:22pm EST. It will set at 6:58 am EST on March 4th.
It rises over Farmington, NM at 6:09 pm MST (Having become full at 4:17pm MST) and will set at 6:59am MST on March 4th. The eclipse should only be visible in Eastern North America.
The Storm moon comes at a time when there is a significant changing of the seasons again. The last storms of winter come through and make way for spring. While spring is often thought of as a gentle time, spring has storms of its own. We know more now about the differing pressure systems and their impacts on each other as the seasons change, but there was a time where such knowledge wasn't so technical. It was just known that around the time of this moon, the storms that came with the changing of the seasons could be expected. This moon was also known as the Worm Moon, for similar reasons, as these storms softened the land and the worms returned, at least visibly so.
The eclipse is a particularly prominent occurrence to those who who give credence to the power of the moon, and lunar enchantments are said to be particularly powerful at this time. The reason being that in the course of the moon's shadow crossing the earth, the moon gives the appearance of going through all phases in a single day. A matter of hours in fact.
The next new moon will be March 18th at 10:42 pm EST. 9 minutes after a partial eclipse of the sun that will be visible only in Alaska.
The next full moon (The Wind Moon) will be April 2nd at 1:15pm.
The next Sabatt will be Ostara on March 20th.
There is your solar, lunar and holiday update for this month. You may return to your life, or something close to it.
It rises over Farmington, NM at 6:09 pm MST (Having become full at 4:17pm MST) and will set at 6:59am MST on March 4th. The eclipse should only be visible in Eastern North America.
The Storm moon comes at a time when there is a significant changing of the seasons again. The last storms of winter come through and make way for spring. While spring is often thought of as a gentle time, spring has storms of its own. We know more now about the differing pressure systems and their impacts on each other as the seasons change, but there was a time where such knowledge wasn't so technical. It was just known that around the time of this moon, the storms that came with the changing of the seasons could be expected. This moon was also known as the Worm Moon, for similar reasons, as these storms softened the land and the worms returned, at least visibly so.
The eclipse is a particularly prominent occurrence to those who who give credence to the power of the moon, and lunar enchantments are said to be particularly powerful at this time. The reason being that in the course of the moon's shadow crossing the earth, the moon gives the appearance of going through all phases in a single day. A matter of hours in fact.
The next new moon will be March 18th at 10:42 pm EST. 9 minutes after a partial eclipse of the sun that will be visible only in Alaska.
The next full moon (The Wind Moon) will be April 2nd at 1:15pm.
The next Sabatt will be Ostara on March 20th.
There is your solar, lunar and holiday update for this month. You may return to your life, or something close to it.
Labels: Lunar Eclipse, Storm Moon
posted by Wanderer at 3:19 PM
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