March 20, marks the the equinox, when the sun passes over Earth's equator (from our perspective on the planet) and the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. That leads to longer days (and the start of Spring!) in the north and shorter days (and Autumn) in the south.
The day also marks the full moon of March, called the full Worm Moon. The full moon occurred at 9:43 p.m. EDT (0143 March 21 GMT) and will be the third and final "supermoon" of 2019, according to NASA. The space agency describes supermoons as a full moon that occurs near perigee, the closest point to Earth in the moon's monthly orbit.
Happy Autumn (or Spring!) to you wherever you are in the world.
This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,
and also part of the Friday Photo Journal meme.
That's a wonderful photo. I like the branch silhouettes and deep blue sky.
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