The full moon of March (Ramadan) shines in the sky of Jordan

Arab Weather - The March full moon will be fully visible at 9:58 AM on Friday, March 14, corresponding to Ramadan 14. It will not be visible from Jordan due to the moon being below the horizon at this moment. The full moon cannot be seen at varying degrees of fullness, as it will be 99.9% full before sunset on Friday morning at 6:49 AM, and also after sunrise on Friday at 7 PM, with a 99.8% fullness.

The coincidence of the beginning of the Hijri and Gregorian months is called izdalaf, as the first of Ramadan coincided with the first of March, and the full moon occurs on the 14th of Ramadan or March. When the lunar and solar calendars align so that a specific date in the lunar calendar coincides with the same or a close date in the solar calendar, this is called a Metonic cycle recurrence or lunisolar synchronism. This refers to the Metonic cycle, a 19-year period during which the phases of the moon repeat on the same dates as the solar calendar, with slight variations. This occurs because every 19 solar years equals approximately 235 lunar months. The lunar Hijri and solar Gregorian calendars do not normally coincide, but approximately every 33 lunar years, the Hijri calendar passes through all the seasons and roughly coincides with the solar year. Therefore, when the first of Ramadan coincides with the first of March, this is an example of a lunisolar synchronism, which is part of the natural cycle due to the different lengths of the lunar and solar years.

This moon is also called the Worm Moon. If it falls after March 21st, it is called the Easter Moon. There are several synonyms for this moon. The reason for its name is the emergence of worms from the ground due to the onset of warmer temperatures. These worms provide food for birds and other animals, according to American and European cultures. This intersects somewhat in a similar way with our local cultures, as this moon occurs at the end of the winter fifties or in Sa'd al-Khabayya. There are popular proverbs such as "Sa'd al-Khabayya brings out snakes and twists girls," signifying the end of winter and the beginning of spring.

Another distinguishing feature of this full moon is the occurrence of a total lunar eclipse on Friday, which will not be visible from Jordan due to the moon being below the horizon. The penumbral eclipse begins at 6:57 a.m. on Friday, approximately 8 minutes after sunset in the Jordanian sky. The partial lunar eclipse will follow at 8:09 a.m. The total lunar eclipse will begin at 9:26 a.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring at 9:58 a.m. Jordan time. The total duration of the eclipse is approximately 6 hours and 3 minutes, from the beginning to the end of all phases of the eclipse, that is, from the beginning of the penumbral eclipse to the end of the penumbral eclipse. The regions that will witness this eclipse include Europe, most of Asia, most, and at least some, parts of Australia, most of Africa, North America, South America, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic, and Antarctica. The Jordanian Astronomical Society will broadcast this eclipse live from the beginning of the partial eclipse until the end of the partial eclipse, including the total eclipse, which lasts approximately 2 hours and 33 minutes. The live broadcast will be broadcast by members of the association present and following the eclipse in Massachusetts, USA, and will be broadcast on the Jordanian Astronomical Society's social media page. During the eclipse, the full moon's color tends to be red due to atmospheric physics during a lunar eclipse. The refraction, reflection, and scattering of moonlight turns red because the only sunlight reaching it passes through Earth's atmosphere. The more dust or clouds in Earth's atmosphere during the eclipse, the redder the moon will appear. It will appear as if all the sunrises and sunsets in the world are falling on the moon. Physically, sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere is scattered, preventing shorter wavelengths of blue and green light from reaching the moon, while allowing the longer red wavelengths to reach the moon. Since this eclipse will not be visible in Jordan, we will see a normal full moon.