A vibrant full Moon, known as the Worm Moon, sits to the right of Penshaw Monument, near Sunderland The first full Moon of the spring - known as the 'Worm Moon' rose in the skies across the United Kingdom on Monday night. For sky watchers in Asia, Australia and parts of the Americas the full moon will coincide with a rare total lunar eclipse which will make the Moon appear red. Totality will occur at around 11:30 GMT which means it will not be visible in the UK. The Moon will still appear full on Tuesday night into Wednesday and with lots of clear skies forecast, there'll be another opportunity to see it. In Tynemouth, North Tyneside, the Worm Moon set as a bright yellow disc Full Moons have names that date back to ancient traditions before modern calendars were used. They were helpful ways to mark the changing seasons and the names tended to relate to significant timely events.…