Full moon March 2027: Worm Moon in Libra

What time is it where you are?

The same instant falls on different dates around the world, so check the date as well as the time.

Moonrise and the highest point

A full moon rises around sunset and climbs highest around the middle of the night. These are the moonrise nearest the exact moment and the Moon's highest point after it, in local time.

Of these cities, it rides highest in Singapore, at 83°, and lowest in London, at 30°.

Height is the angle above the horizon, where 90° would be straight overhead. A full moon near the horizon is the same size as a high one. It only looks bigger.

Why it's called the Worm Moon

Named for the earthworms and beetle larvae that appear as the ground thaws at the end of winter. It is a sign that spring is close, not a description of the Moon.

The stars behind this full moon

Signs follow the seasons and constellations are patterns of stars, and the two have drifted apart over the centuries. At 1°35′ Libra, the Moon actually stands in front of Virgo, the maiden, not the constellation Libra is named after. The Sun, on the far side of the sky at 1°35′ Aries, is in front of Pisces.

More about VirgoWhy signs and constellations differSee the real sky at your own birth

How close is the Moon?

At 372,518 km from Earth, this is the 4th closest of the 12 full moons of 2027. It looks 9% wider than the farthest full moon of the year, on 18 July 2027, a difference that is easier to measure than to see.

Perigee, the closest point of this orbit, comes on 19 March 2027 at 04:28 UTC, 3 days before the exact full moon, at 366,426 km. Apogee, the farthest point, comes on 31 March 2027 at 404,315 km.

The planets at this full moon

Where everything else stands at the exact moment, and any major aspect each planet makes to the Moon, using the same orbs Hali uses in every chart.

The tightest contact is a trine from Uranus, 0.9° from exact. A trine from Uranus tends to make its themes easy to draw on. With Neptune opposite the Moon, its themes tend to show up as a pull in another direction. Mars and Jupiter are retrograde at this moment.

Planets to look for

The bright Moon washes out faint stars, but the planets still shine through.

• Mercury is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Aquarius.
• Venus is in the morning sky before dawn, in front of Capricornus.
• Mars is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Leo.
• Jupiter is in the evening sky after sunset, in front of Cancer.
• Saturn is too close to the Sun to see.

Eclipse season

The Moon is 41.6° from the South Node, one of the two points where its path crosses the Sun's. Eclipses only happen when a new or full moon falls near a node, so this one falls outside eclipse season. The next eclipse is the penumbral lunar eclipse at the full moon of July 2027.

What the lunar nodes are

This lunar cycle

This full moon is the peak of the cycle that began with the new moon in Pisces on 8 March 2027. The cycle ends with the new moon on 6 April 2027.

A full moon in Libra

With the Sun opposite in Aries, this full moon is about you and other people. Relationships, fairness and the balance of give and take tend to show themselves clearly.

Astrology reads full and new moons as moments for reflection, not predictions. Take what helps and leave the rest.

When the Moon is in Libra

Libra Moon days lean social and diplomatic. Conversations soften, people want things fair and pleasant, and it's a lovely time for dates, art and making up after a disagreement.

More about the Moon in Libra

The same moon in other years

• Last yearFull moon March 2026, Virgo