Moon tonight / March 2027

Full Moon March 2027: Worm Moon

Q: When is the full moon in March 2027?

The March 2027 full moon is on March 22 at 6:44 AM EDT, which is 3:44 AM PDT on March 22 on the West Coast. The table shows the time in every US zone.

Q: What is the March full moon called?

It is the Worm Moon. The Worm Moon is traditionally thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. Other nations marked the same weeks by the return of crows or the running of maple sap.

Q: What time does the March full moon rise?

The full moon rises near sunset. The table gives moonrise that evening for New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Honolulu, each on its own clock, with the compass direction it appears in.

Q: Is the March 2027 full moon a supermoon?

Not by this page’s rule. It is about 372,525 km away at the full moon, and a supermoon here means a full moon closer than 360,000 km.

Q: Is the March 2027 full moon a Blue Moon?

No. A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month or the third of four in one season, and the moon does not turn blue.

Q: Why do full moon times differ by time zone?

The moon is full at one instant for everyone on Earth. Each zone writes that instant on its own clock, so it can land on a different date late in the evening.

The Worm Moon is full on March 22 at 6:44 AM EDT. Here is the time in every US zone and moonrise that evening in six cities.

Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

The exact time

When the March full moon happens in each US time zone

The March 2027 full moon in each US time zone
Time zone	Date	Time
Eastern	March 22	6:44 AM EDT
Central	March 22	5:44 AM CDT
Mountain	March 22	4:44 AM MDT
Pacific	March 22	3:44 AM PDT
Alaska	March 22	2:44 AM AKDT
Hawaii	March 22	12:44 AM HST

Instants from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table of moon phases.

Moonrise

Moonrise that evening in six cities

A full moon rises close to sunset. The compass direction is where to look on the horizon.

Moonrise on the evening of the March 2027 full moon in six cities
City	Evening of	Moonrise	Direction
New York	Mar 21	6:37 PM	east (E)
Chicago	Mar 21	6:34 PM	east (E)
Denver	Mar 21	6:47 PM	east (E)
Los Angeles	Mar 21	6:41 PM	east (E)
Anchorage	Mar 21	8:04 PM	east (E)
Honolulu	Mar 21	6:25 PM	east (E)

The name

Why it is called the Worm Moon

The Worm Moon is traditionally thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring. Other nations marked the same weeks by the return of crows or the running of maple sap.

These names come from Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, and nations named the moons by their own seasons, so no one name belongs to a single people. Names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac.