Full Snow Moon: All you need to know

The Full Snow Moon will rise on Sunday (February 5) at 1:28 p.m. (1828 GMT). When the Sun sets, the moon will get joined by Mars and Jupiter for early-evening viewing.

Not just this, the sky gazers will be able to catch a glimpse of Venus before it sets around 7:24 p.m. EST (0024 GMT on February 6) as seen from New York City.

In a blog post on Tuesday, NASA explained that the Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from early Saturday morning to early Tuesday morning.


Have no fear, if you miss this Moon, the next full Moon will be "Worm Moon" on March 7, 2023, at 7:40 a.m. ET.

Why is it called the Full Snow Moon?

The full Moon in February is called the Full Snow Moon as the heavy snow falls during this season, as per The Old Farmers' Almanac, which first began publishing names for full Moons in the 1930s.

What are other names for Full Snow Moon?

Several cultures and locations have different names for the full Moon. In the northwestern United States, native American tribes also refer to the Snow Moon as the Storm Moon, because of heavy snow storms, or Hunger Moon, due to difficulty in hunting during the winter.

The indigenous Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest refer to February's full Moon as "S'eek Dís," or "Black Bear Moon".

The Ojibwe (or Anishinaabe) people call it the Bear Moon or Mikwa Giizis. It is also called the Great Moon by The Cree.

FAQs:

1. What is a Bear Moon?
   Full Snow Moon is also called Bear Moon by the Ojibwe (or Anishinaabe) people.
2. When will be the next full Moon if you miss it on Sunday?
   The next full moon will be "Worm Moon" on March 7, 2023.