from Earth-Sky dot-org -- last of the season's Moon -- also called LENTEN MOON:
the moon’s full phase comes on March 5, 2015 at 1:05 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This March full moon will be the third of 2015. It’ll be the Northern Hemisphere’s third and final full moon of winter and the Southern Hemisphere’s third and final full moon of summer. . .[l]ook for the moon to look plenty full as it shines from dusk until dawn.
In the Northern Hemisphere, we often call this full moon the Sap Moon, Crow Moon, Worm Moon, or Lenten Moon. For the Southern Hemisphere, this March full moon just misses being the Harvest Moon – the closest full moon to the autumn equinox. The full moon on April 4 occurs a little closer to the March equinox, so it narrowly beats out the March 5 full moon for the Harvest Moon title in the Southern Hemisphere.
The upcoming equinox will take place on March 20, 2015. It’s the spring equinox for the Northern Hemisphere and the autumn equinox south of the equator. There will be an eclipse of the sun on this equinox when the new moon covers the sun and blots it from view.
In addition, some will call this March 5 full moon a micro-moon or mini-moon because it will be the smallest full moon of 2015.
http://earthsky.org/tonight/last-of-the-seasons-three-full-moons-on-march-5-2015
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