February Full Moon, photo by Kevin’s Stuff
Tonight is February’s full moon. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that Full Snow Moon was the common name of February’s full moon:
Since the heaviest snow usually falls during this month, native tribes of the north and east most often called February’s full Moon the Full Snow Moon. Some tribes also referred to this Moon as the Full Hunger Moon, since harsh weather conditions in their areas made hunting very difficult.
Colonial Americans knew it as the Trapper’s Moon. Some other names from the Moon Names page are Budding Moon (Chinese), Moon of Ice (Celtic), Storm Moon (Medieval English), Little Famine Moon (Choctaw), and the Moon of the Raccoon or Moon When Trees Pop (Dakotah Sioux).
Check this out on black and in Kevin’s The Moon slideshow.
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What a WONDERFUL—FULL-of-Wonder picture ;-) Thanks so very much for sharing this awesome picture. Yes, I LIKE!!!!
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I like the different names of the moon each month
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Thanks!! I like learning about them too!
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wow very interesting . thanks for the info
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Excellent backyard capture.
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Always nice to learn something new. It is funny, but in all my time on Earth, I had never heard of full snow moon, until yesterday. Nice information about the different names also associated to the moon for this time of the year, and a great Article! Regards Paul
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