Although it technically peaks around 3:20 a.m. EDT Friday, the moon appeared full Thursday evening and will continue to delight skygazers Friday night, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac and Space.com.
Social media users are already sharing their photos with the hashtag #WormMoon. Here are some of our favorites:
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky The full worm moon rises in the sky over the building in Gaza City on March 17, 2022. (Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky A NASA helicopter flying near the Artemis I rocket (out of frame) soars past a full moon during the rollout to Launch Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida March 17, 2022. (GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky The almost full moon rises behind people standing on The Edge, the outdoor observation deck in New York City, on March 16, 2022. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky The full worm moon rises in the sky over the building in Gaza City on March 17, 2022. (Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky The Moon is seen rising behind NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out to Launch Complex 39B for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via AP)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky The moon rises over an illuminated Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway bridge as traffic crosses Thursday March 17, 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky The nearly full moon sets behind a statue of William Penn atop of City Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Photos: Worm Moon 2022 brightens the night sky A plane is silhouetted against the full moon in Moscow on March 17, 2022. (AFP via Getty Images)
