There are references to cold (the Lakota and Wishram), ice, or frost (the Algonquin and Arapaho), and sleet (the Comanche).
FULL MOOM FEBRUARY FULL
Some named the February Full Moon after animals, such as the goose (the Haida and the Omaha), the rabbit (the Potawatomi), the crow (the Shawnee), the coyote (the Shoshone), or the black bear (the Tlingit). Most of these Full Moon names are simplifications or loose translations of names and phrases from First Nations peoples. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/Scott Sutherland This graphic collects all the relevant data about each Full Moon of 2022, including their popular names, whether they are a 'super' or 'micro' Moon, a perigee or apogee Full Moon, and whether they are remarkable in some other way (Eclipse, Blue Moon, or Harvest Moon). Other names include Bear Moon, Eagle Moon, Raccoon Moon, Groundhog Moon, and Hunger Moon.Īs for why February's Moon is called the Snow Moon, the Almanac says: *"February is typically a time of heavy snowfall."* The February Full Moon is most commonly called the Snow Moon. WHAT IS THE SNOW MOON?Īccording to The Old Farmer's Almanac, each Full Moon of the year goes by several names. Check your local forecast on our the website or on our app to see if your sky conditions are right for viewing the night sky. The Moon will be up all night, from sunset to sunrise. Eastern Time.Eyes to the sky! If you have at least reasonably clear skies tonight, take a few moments to go out and see the Full Snow Moon.
The following table shows the rest of 2022's full moons, their dates, names, and times in U.S. The next full moon in 2022 is the Worm Moon which will be fully illuminated on March 18 at 3:17 a.m. According to NASA, the celebration is held on the full moon day of the third lunar month in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, and on the full moon day of Tabaung, Myanmar. Old Farmer's Almanac says that the Cherokee called February the "Month of the Bony Moon" and had the alternative name for the Snow Moon of the Hungry Moon.įor Buddhists, this full moon corresponds with the second most important festival of the year, Māgha Pūjā. The Ojibwa tribe of what is now southern Canada, the northern Midwestern United States and Northern Plains, called February's full moon the Bear Moon, while the Tlingit peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America called it the Black Bear Moon.īoth the Dakota people and some of the Algonquin tribe named the February full moon after slightly less fierce and smaller mammals, calling it the Raccoon Moon and Groundhog Moon respectively.Īnother theme for this winter full moon for Native Americans reflected the lack of resources and food brought by the season.
The Cree people, whose domain included a large area across what is now Canada ranging from east of Hudson Bay and James Bay as far west as Alberta and Great Slave Lake according to Britannica, named it the Bald Eagle Moon.Īlso using the bird theme were the Haida people, who had territories in British Columbia, Canada and Alaska, who called February's full moon the Goose Moon. Many other alternative names for the Snow Moon that originate from Native Americans are centered around animals. One alternative name for the Snow Moon also focuses on the period's harsh weather conditions, the Storm Moon. Most of the names used for full moons come from Native American, Colonial American, and European sources, with each name often used to describe the entire lunar month.
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