The full moon (tatkresiwok - Inuit) occurs when the Sun and the Moon are on exact opposite sides of the Earth every 29.53 days. This lunar phase is known by many different names, cultures, religions and languages, depending on the month it occurs. This late winter full moon occurs in March and is known as the Wind, Little Grass, Sore-Eye, or Full Worm Moon.
The full moon for the month of March is at its fullest at 10:48 AM on Monday the 9th
...and the sun sets at 6:56 PM and the moon rises at 7:12 PM.
This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today! Come join us for a meet-n-greet in the evening and to watch the full moon rise over the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains.
The event begins at 7:00 PM and the event will officially end by 8:30 PM, but there may be some early birds and lingering about into the night.
Please do bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just to show them off. There are no food or beverage establishments nearby, but if it's a little chilly there's usually some hot cocoa, and at recent events people have brought snacks, "other" beverages, and (cold) pizza to share with all. On warm days, there are usually some cold beverages and the pizza stays hot! If you plan on bringing something to share, be sure to post it in a note. Please remember to dress appropriately for the temperature and weather conditions, as this event is outdoors and rain or shine. The terrain is mostly dirt shoulder/pullout parking so wheelchairs may find it difficult, but the location is suitable for handicapped viewing the full moon from a vehicle.
It is interesting to note that often, calendars indicating moon phases may be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone. Don't be late or you just might miss out on this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held at the Round Table Pizza in Claremont @ 598 E. Baseline Rd & Mills Ave. An announcement will be made in this case.
Today is...
- The Christian feast day of Catherine of Bologna
- The Christian feast day of Frances of Rome
- The Christian feast day of Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (Coptic Orthodox Church)
- Teachers' Day or Eid Al Moalim (Lebanon)
On this day...
- 1796 – Napoléon Bonaparte marries his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
- 1841 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
- 1862 – USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fight to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first battle between two ironclad warships.
- 1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt submits the Emergency Banking Act to Congress, the first of his New Deal policies.
- 1959 – The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
- 1997 – Observers in China, Mongolia and eastern Siberia are treated to a rare double feature as an eclipse permits Comet Hale-Bopp to be seen during the day.
- 2011 – Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.
Notable births...
- 1454 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (d. 1512)
- 1824 – Amasa Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, founded Stanford University (d. 1893)
- 1902 – Will Geer, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1910 – Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
- 1934 - Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1968)
- 1943 – Bobby Fischer, American chess player and author (d. 2008)
- 1955 - Teo Fabi, Italian race car driver
Notable deaths...
- 1851 – Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
- 1926 - Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (b. 1865)
- 1971 – Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (b. 1902)
- 1974 - Earl Wilbur Sutherland, Jr., American pharmacologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)
- 1992 - Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli soldier, politician and Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
- 2006 – Tom Fox, American activist (b. 1951)
- 2010 - Willie Davis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1940)
Full Moon Dates for 2020
Friday, January 10 at 11:23 AM
Saturday, February 8 at 11:34 PM
Monday, March 9 at 10:48 AM
Tuesday, April 7 at 7:35 PM
Thursday, May 7 at 3:45 AM
Friday, June 5 at 12:12 PM
Saturday July 4 at 9:44 PM
Monday, August 3 at 8:59 AM
Tuesday, September 1 at 10:23 PM
Thursday, October 1 at 2:06 PM
Saturday, October 31 at 7:51 AM
Monday, November 30 at 1:32 AM
Tuesday, December 29 at 7:30 PM