Paschal Moon

April 2023's full moon is known as the Pink Moon and the Paschal Moon.The paschal full moon is the ecclesiastical full moon of the northern spring and is used in the determination of the date of Easter. The name "paschal" is derived from "Pascha", a transliteration of the Aramaic word meaning Passover. It appears yellow because as the Moon's light travels a longer distance through the atmosphere, more of the shorter, bluer wavelengths of light are scattered away, leaving more of the longer, redder wavelengths. Photographs by Tony Fernandes.

Worm Moon, Mississauga, Canada

The final full moon of the winter season in March, called the Worm Moon, used by the Old Farmer’s Almanac, come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not only to the full Moon. March’s full Moon goes by the name Worm Moon which refers to beetle larvae as they begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees and other winter hideouts at this time. It is also referred to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in spring, and robins and other birds that feed on them at the onset of spring. Photographs by Tony Fernandes, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Morning Moon

...andthen after a night of little snow...the moon shows up over the western skies in Mississauga, Ontario.