Worm Moon: First Full Moon of Spring

0:00This is your UK news update for February 28th brought to you by NordVPN. If you use public Wi-Fi or care about your privacy online, NordVPN helps keep your connection secure across all your devices, links in the episode description. The warm moon, the first full moon of meteorological spring, lights up UK skies on March 3rd, 2026. It peaks at 1138 Greenwich Mean Time during the daytime, but looks plenty full over the Monday and Tuesday nights. For folks in the Americas, parts of Asia and Australia, it's an extra treat with a total lunar eclipse, turning it into a striking blood moon. Skywatchers in the UK should face east in the early evening for the best views near the horizon. Moonrise hits around 542 pm in London, 544 in Edinburgh, 548 in Cardiff, and 550 in Belfast. Clearer skies favor east anglia and southeast England on Monday night, while Tuesday lets better elsewhere as clouds shift. Disclips happens when earth slips between the sun and moon,

1:04casting a shadow that gives the moon its rusty red hue. Sadly, UK viewers missed a show since the moon stays below the horizon during the event. The name warm moon comes from ancient seasonal markers, nodding to earthworms surfacing as spring warms the soil. Weather could play nice in spots, but check local forecast for the clear shots. If clouds win, mark your calendar for the pink moon on April 1st and the flower moon on May 1st. A bonus blue moon caps May on the 31st, that rare second full moon in a month reminding us why we say things happen once in a blue moon. Keep looking up. Keep looking up. Keep looking up. Keep looking up. Keep looking up. Keep looking up.