How to see the full 'Snow Moon' and other celestial events this weekend
By Patrick Pester - Staff Writer 5 hours ago
Anyone care for an early-morning moon watching?
A full moon above mountains, taken in New Sarepta, a hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
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February's full moon, also known as the full Snow Moon, will shine brightly this weekend, and you can catch it if you're in the mood for some early-morning skywatching.
The moon will be completely full at exactly 3:17 a.m. EST (2017 GMT) Saturday (Feb. 27). However, the moon will appear full from Thursday night (Feb. 25) until Sunday morning (Feb. 28), so there will be plenty of time to look up and see it, according to NASA.
Indigenous groups in the northern and eastern U.S. named February's moon the Snow Moon because of the heavy snowfall that typically occurs during this month, according to the Farmers' Almanac.
Moon names such as Snow Moon were applied to the whole lunar month and not just the full moon. Some tribes also referred to February's moon as the Hungry Moon, as the bad weather conditions made hunting for food more difficult than usual, according to the Farmers' Almanac.
More:
https://www.livescience.com/full-snow-moon-february-2021.html
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