SNOW MOON

Footage all around the world celebrated the 'micromoon' of February 2023, including pictures of monuments and a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.

Stargazers across the world, as well as celebrants of China's Lantern Festival, hailed the arrival of the full snow moon in pictures.

February's Full Snow Moon rises on Sunday (Feb. 5) and will be the smallest full moon of the year due to the current position of the moon in its orbit.

February's Full Snow Moon rises on Sunday (Feb. 5), and you can watch it from the comfort of your own home thanks to a free telescope webcast.

The face of the moon will be half-illuminated once again on Saturday (Jan. 14) as the moon enters its last quarter phase heading to the next new moon.

The first full moon of 2023, January's Wolf Moon, rises on Friday, Jan. 6. During the period the moon will also be at its furthest from the sun, its aphelion.

Astronauts on the International Space Station captured stunning views of February's Full Snow Moon this week.

SnapJAX users shared photos of the full moon of February known as the “snow moon.”

While you're sky-gazing, look to the western horizon. Jupiter will be setting there as evening twilight ends. And that bright star? That's Regulus, part of the Leo constellation.

The Snow Moon will reach its peak today (Feb. 16) and join a cluster of planets lighting up the sky.

When to catch the Snow Moon in Florida.

The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, will occur in the eastern U.S. during the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3:17 a.m. EST (0817 GMT). Related: The moon: 10 surprising lunar factsMars will be high in the southwest sky when the Full Snow Moon rises on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 27. (Image credit: SkySafari app)Meanwhile, in Melbourne, Australia, the moon is full on Feb. 27 at 7:17 p.m. local time, and doesn't rise until 8:23 p.m. The full moon happens when the moon is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. How the "Snow Moon" got its nameAccording to the Ontario Native Literacy Project, the Anishinaabe peoples called the February full moon Mkwa Giizis, the Bear Moon.

Here is a listing of all of the full moon names as well as the dates and times for 2021. January full moon 2021: The 'Wolf Moon' rises with winter constellationsFebruary 27: Full Snow Moon3:17 a.m. EST (0817 GMT)Usually the heaviest snows fall in this month. Other names were the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and — among coastal tribes — the Full Fish Moon, when the shad came upstream to spawn. Related: Amazing photos of the 'Super Blood Wolf Moon'The Super Blood Wolf Moon eclipse of Jan. 20-21, 2019. This month's full moon is also called the Long Night Moon, since nights are at their longest and darkest.