Full Moon March 2027: the Worm Moon in Libra

The March 2027 full moon is exact on Monday, March 22, at 6:44 a.m. EDT (10:44 UTC). On the Pacific coast that is 3:44 a.m. PDT, and in Paris and Berlin 11:44 a.m., in Sofia 12:44 p.m. and in Istanbul 1:44 p.m. The date is March 22 in all of them. On the East Coast the Moon is close to setting as the Sun comes up, so the clearest look at it comes on Sunday evening, March 21, when it climbs the eastern sky just after sunset.

The March equinox falls on Saturday, March 20, at 4:25 p.m. EDT (20:25 UTC), and this is the first full moon after it. That is why the full moon feels like the first one of spring. The lunar calendar turns the exact moment into your own local time.

The almanac name for the March full moon is the Worm Moon, usually explained by earthworms and their casts showing up as the ground thaws. Some lists give other names for it, and none of them has an effect on the Moon. The name only marks the season, which in 2027 arrives right at the equinox.

In astronomical terms the Moon stands at about 1 and a half degrees of Libra in the tropical zodiac, opposite the Sun at the same degree of Aries. The Sun entered Aries at the equinox, so this is the first full moon of the new astrological year. Mars and Jupiter are both retrograde in Leo at this point. Mars turns direct on April 1 and Jupiter on April 13.

Astrologers read Aries as the sign of drive, courage and starting things, and Libra, where the full moon falls, as partnership, fairness and the habit of weighing both sides. This axis is traditionally read as the pull between what you want for yourself and what a relationship asks of you, and it is often described as a first test of the year's fresh plans. The usual advice is practical: a fair compromise lasts longer than a quick win. With two planets still retrograde, the tradition adds that this is a good time to finish what is open before you launch something new.

The Worm Moon stands at about 1 and a half degrees of Libra. Open your birth chart and look for that degree. The house it falls in is the area of life the full moon lights up, and the opposite house, holding early Aries, shows where your own push comes from. A Sun, Moon or rising sign near early Libra, Aries, Cancer or Capricorn makes the contact personal. What your moon sign means explains how your own natal Moon colors the way you meet it.

The March 2026 full moon was a total lunar eclipse, exact on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 6:38 a.m. EST (11:38 UTC), with the Moon in Virgo. It was the blood moon of that year. The full moon 2026 calendar has the full list for anyone still looking up that date.

The cycle runs on to the new moon of April 6, at 7:51 p.m. EDT in Aries. The next full moon is the April 2027 full moon on April 20, in Scorpio. For every date of the year, open the full moon 2027 calendar.