The Worm moon is the last full moon before the winter equinox, so called because the ground is thawing and the worms are starting to dig around in the soil. There are a number of different nicknames for this moon, including the Crust Moon because the snow becomes crusty from daytime thawing and night time freezing, the Sap Moon because it is time to tap maple trees for sap, the Lenten Moon because it appears right around the Christian season of Lent, and the Crow Moon in connection with Native American folklore. It is a supermoon which appears to be larger and brighter than just an every night old moon!
Hiding in the clouds. 7:30pm PDT
This was taken with the "night" setting on my cell phone camera. It made an interesting shape out of the round moon. The temperature at 7:30pm tonight was 70F. The predicted rain did not fall, maybe tomorrow.
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