What You Need to Know About Worm Moons

March 8 and 9 marks the Worm Moon, the first super moon this year. In the coastal areas of the US, super worm moon rose at 7:01 p.m. of March 9, and its moonset is at 8:07 the next morning. Meanwhile, in North and South America, the super worm moon peaked during the daylight hours on March 9. Traditionally, moon-naming is rooted in Native American Culture. Assigning a distinctive name to each full moon helped keep track of the seasons, basically breaking the year into months. For thousands of years, this practice has been used by people around the world to keep track of time and seasons.