The full moon in March is associated with the snow melt together with the thawing and softening of the ground. At this time, the earthworm casts reappear, inviting the return of robins. This also is known as the Sap Moon, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the taping of maple trees begin.

This year, the full moon is the Passover Moon, and the Lord′s Evening Meal is celebrated on 27 March 2021 after sundown.

After my winter hiatus and upon arriving back in the southern California desert, I resume the restoration work on the rental. Then, on the evening of the full worm moon, I look to take photos but it remains quite cloudy in the sky. Still, I take several photos. However, the morning of, even though the clouds persist, I am able to photograph the full worm moon of March 2020.

While waiting in San Marcos, Texas for my title to my newly purchased jammer to arrive, I walk outside just after sunset to see the full moon still enveloped in the sunglow. In just a matter of minutes, the orange glow was totally gone.

Knowing that the moon is full on March 11, 2017, I awake at about five-twenty this morning, look out the window and espy the moon just above the horizon but setting fast. I reach for my camera and it turns out from that the first photo to the last photo taken this morning, there is only seven minutes until this full moon disappears below the horizon.

During that short time I am able to take thirty photos of this full moon before it is gone. First, it drops in the sky to the horizon, then the full moon comes into contact with the horizon, (what I call the moontouch) and finally when the moon is below the horizon but still emits a glow in the sky above it, (what I call the moonglow).

The following are seven of the photos taken during those seven minutes.

While still reeling from the amazing photos just taken, I turn slowly in the jammer and look in the opposite direction. To my total amazement, the photo shoot does not end because immediately the dayspring has begun.

The dayspring begins and the photo shoot continues. For more photos of the sunglow, suntouch and other Nonpareils associated with the sun, go the the Dayspring which photos will be uploaded soon.