The last full moon of meteorological winter, known as the Snow Moon, graces the skies on February 12th. Although not a supermoon, it shares the spotlight with the bright star Regulus, visible just below the moon. This full moon will illuminate the night for three days, including Valentine's Day.
Now February heralds the arrival of a snow moon , the last full moon of the meteorological winter, bringing even more illumination.
Regulus will be located just below the moon in the night sky and should be visible with the naked eye.The next full moon will be on Wednesday 12 February and visible until about 8am on Thursday 13 February. This full moon was dubbed the snow moon due to the heavy snowfall typically seen this time of year in North America, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
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