The Snow Moon is like a giant snowball in the sky . ๐
When the moon is full in February, the weather is still so very cold.
But among the snow, the first signs pop up that winter may be ending. About time, because food is getting scarce.
With sleepy eyes, the groundhogs looks out of their doors to see how long it will be until spring is coming. But carefully, because eagles are hungry and might see them.
Better stay inside where itโs safe and warm.
Culturally, the Snow Moon has long been associated with winter survival.
The name “Snow Moon” comes from the fact that February is often one of the snowiest months of the year.
The Snow Moon serves as a friendly reminder to stock up on hot cocoa and firewood.
Native American tribes used the Snow Moon as a way to mark the passing of time, and to prepare for the challenges of the coming months.
February is a month for starting the gardening season in different parts of the world.
For gardeners in milder climates, such as the West Coast of the United States or the Mediterranean region, February is a great time to start planting hardy greens like spinach, lettuce, and kale directly in the garden.
In these areas, you can also begin preparing your garden beds for warmer weather crops like tomatoes and peppers. Meanwhile, indoor gardeners in these regions can start seeds for herbs like basil, dill, and cilantro, as well as flowers like marigolds, zinnias, and sunflowers.
For gardeners in colder climates, such as the Northeast United States or Northern Europe, February may still be too cold for outdoor planting. It’s still a great time to start seeds for herbs and flowers indoors.
Pruning fruit trees is also a good task to tackle in February, as it encourages healthy growth and makes room for new buds and fruit.
In warmer climates, such as the South and Southwest United States, gardeners should be mindful of planting too early in the month, as a sudden cold snap could harm delicate seedlings. In these regions, it’s best to wait until later in February or even early March to start planting outdoors.
Which doesn’t mean you can’t start indoor gardening projects, such as growing herbs and starting seeds for warm weather crops like tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants.
No matter where you are in the world, February is a month of new beginnings in the garden.
Get ready to get your hands dirty and bring some life back to your garden!
Now, for the fun part: celebrating the Snow Moon!
Bundle up and head outside for a moonlit snowshoe hike, build a cozy fire pit in your backyard and enjoy the moonlight, or have a movie night featuring all your favorite winter-themed films.
And of course, no Snow Moon celebration would be complete without indulging in a hot cup of cocoa or a steamy cup of soup.
Happy Snow Moon!
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The full moon in February is also known as:
- Bear Moon (Ojibwe)
- Bony Moon (Cherokee)
- Budding Moon (Chinese)
- Chaste Moon
- Eagle Moon (Cree)
- Goose Moon (Haida)
- Grain Moon (South Africa)
- Groundhog Moon (Algonquin)
- Hungry Moon (Cherokee)
- Ice Moon (Old English)
- Little Famine Moon (Choctaw)
- Moon of Ice (Celtic)
- Moon When Trees Pop (Dakota) (Sioux)
- Navam Poya (Buddhist)
- Raccoon Moon (Dakota) (Sioux)
- Snow Moon (Dakota) (Neo Pagan) (Old English)
- Storm Moon (Old English) (Wicca)
- Trappers Moon
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A calendar of upcoming full moons:
Wolf Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 January 6 23:07 UTC 2024 January 25 17:54 UTC 2025 January 13 22:26 UTC 2026 January 3 10:02 UTC 2027 January 22 12:17 UTC 2028 January 12 04:03 UTC 2029 January 30 06:03 UTC 2030 January 19 15:54 UTC 2031 January 8 18:25 UTC 2032 January 27 12:52 UTC 2033 January 15 13:07 UTC 2034 January 4 19:47 UTC 2035 January 23 20:16 UTC 2036 January 13 11:16 UTC 2037 January 2 02:35 UTC ๐ต 2037 January 31 14:04 UTC ๐ต 2038 January 21 03:59 UTC 2039 January 10 11:45 UTC 2040 January 29 07:54 UTC 2041 January 17 07:11 UTC 2042 January 6 08:53 UTC 2043 January 25 06:56 UTC 2044 January 14 18:51 UTC Snow Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 February 5 18:28 UTC 2024 February 24 12:30 UTC 2025 February 12 13:53 UTC 2026 February 1 22:09 UTC 2027 February 20 23:23 UTC 2028 February 10 15:03 UTC 2029 February 28 17:10 UTC 2030 February 18 06:19 UTC 2031 February 7 12:46 UTC 2032 February 26 07:43 UTC 2033 February 14 07:04 UTC 2034 February 3 10:04 UTC 2035 February 22 08:53 UTC 2036 February 11 22:08 UTC 2037 No full moon !! 2038 February 19 16:09 UTC 2039 February 9 03:39 UTC 2040 February 28 00:59 UTC 2041 February 16 02:21 UTC 2042 February 5 01:57 UTC 2043 February 23 21:57 UTC 2044 February 13 06:41 UTC Worm Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 March 7 12:40 UTC 2024 March 25 07:00 UTC 2025 March 14 06:54 UTC 2026 March 3 11:37 UTC 2027 March 22 10:43 UTC 2028 March 11 01:06 UTC 2029 March 30 02:26 UTC 2030 March 19 17:56 UTC 2031 March 9 04:29 UTC 2032 March 27 00:46 UTC 2033 March 16 01:37 UTC 2034 March 5 02:10 UTC 2035 March 23 22:42 UTC 2036 March 12 09:09 UTC 2037 March 2 00:28 UTC ๐ต 2037 March 31 09:53 UTC ๐ต 2038 March 21 02:09 UTC 2039 March 10 16:35 UTC 2040 March 28 15:11 UTC 2041 March 17 20:19 UTC 2042 March 6 20:09 UTC 2043 March 25 14:26 UTC 2044 March 13 19:41 UTC Pink Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 April 6 04:34 UTC 2024 April 24 23:48 UTC 2025 April 13 00:22 UTC 2026 April 2 02:11 UTC 2027 April 20 22:27 UTC 2028 April 9 10:26 UTC 2029 April 28 10:36 UTC 2030 April 18 03:19 UTC 2031 April 7 17:21 UTC 2032 April 25 15:09 UTC 2033 April 14 19:17 UTC 2034 April 3 19:18 UTC 2035 April 22 13:20 UTC 2036 April 10 20:22 UTC 2037 April 29 18:53 UTC 2038 April 19 10:36 UTC 2039 April 9 02:52 UTC 2040 April 27 02:37 UTC 2041 April 16 12:00 UTC 2042 April 5 14:15 UTC 2043 April 24 07:23 UTC 2044 April 12 09:39 UTC Flower Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 May 5 17:34 UTC 2024 May 23 13:53 UTC 2025 May 12 16:55 UTC 2026 May 1 17:23 UTC ๐ต 2026 May 31 08:45 UTC ๐ต 2027 May 20 10:59 UTC 2028 May 8 19:48 UTC 2029 May 27 18:37 UTC 2030 May 17 11:19 UTC 2031 May 7 03:39 UTC 2032 May 25 02:37 UTC 2033 May 14 10:42 UTC 2034 May 3 12:15 UTC 2035 May 22 04:25 UTC 2036 May 10 08:09 UTC 2037 May 29 18:53 UTC 2038 May 18 18:23 UTC 2039 May 8 11:19 UTC 2040 May 26 11:47 UTC 2041 May 16 00:52 UTC 2042 May 5 06:48 UTC 2043 May 23 23:36 UTC 2044 May 12 00:16 UTC Strawberry Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 June 4 03:41 UTC 2024 June 22 01:07 UTC 2025 June 11 07:43 UTC 2026 June 29 23:56 UTC 2027 June 19 00:44 UTC 2028 June 7 06:08 UTC 2029 June 26 03:22 UTC 2030 June 15 18:40 UTC 2031 June 5 11:58 UTC 2032 June 23 11:32 UTC 2033 June 12 23:19 UTC 2034 June 2 03:54 UTC 2035 June 20 19:37 UTC 2036 June 8 21:01 UTC 2037 June 27 15:19 UTC 2038 June 17 02:30 UTC 2039 June 6 18:47 UTC 2040 June 24 19:19 UTC 2041 June 14 10:58 UTC 2042 June 3 20:48 UTC 2043 June 22 14:20 UTC 2044 June 10 15:16 UTC Buck Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 July 3 11:38 UTC 2024 July 21 10:17 UTC 2025 July 10 20:36 UTC 2026 July 29 14:35 UTC 2027 July 18 15:44 UTC 2028 July 6 18:09 UTC 2029 July 25 13:35 UTC 2030 July 15 02:12 UTC 2031 July 4 19:01 UTC 2032 July 22 18:51 UTC 2033 July 12 09:28 UTC 2034 July 1 17:44 UTC ๐ต 2034 July 31 05:54 UTC ๐ต 2035 July 20 10:36 UTC 2036 July 8 11:19 UTC 2037 July 27 04:15 UTC 2038 July 16 11:48 UTC 2039 July 6 02:03 UTC 2040 July 24 02:05 UTC 2041 July 13 19:00 UTC 2042 July 3 08:09 UTC 2043 July 22 03:24 UTC 2044 July 10 06:22 UTC Sturgeon Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 August 1 18:31 UTC ๐ต 2023 August 31 01:35 UTC ๐ต 2024 August 19 18:26 UTC 2025 August 9 07:55 UTC 2026 August 28 04:18 UTC 2027 August 17 07:28 UTC 2028 August 5 08:09 UTC 2029 August 24 01:51 UTC 2030 August 13 10:44 UTC 2031 August 3 01:45 UTC 2032 August 21 01:46 UTC 2033 August 10 18:07 UTC 2034 August 29 16:49 UTC 2035 August 19 01:00 UTC 2036 August 7 02:48 UTC 2037 August 25 19:09 UTC 2038 August 14 22:56 UTC 2039 August 4 09:56 UTC 2040 August 22 09:09 UTC 2041 August 12 02:04 UTC 2042 August 1 17:33 UTC ๐ต 2042 August 31 02:02 UTC ๐ต 2043 August 20 15:04 UTC 2044 August 8 21:13 UTC Corn Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 September 29 09:57 UTC 2024 September 18 02:34 UTC 2025 September 7 18:08 UTC 2026 September 26 16:49 UTC 2027 September 15 23:03 UTC 2028 September 3 23:47 UTC 2029 September 22 16:29 UTC 2030 September 11 21:17 UTC 2031 September 1 09:20 UTC ๐ต 2031 September 30 18:57 UTC ๐ต 2032 September 19 09:30 UTC 2033 September 9 02:20 UTC 2034 September 28 16:49 UTC 2035 September 17 14:23 UTC 2036 September 5 18:45 UTC 2037 September 24 11:31 UTC 2038 September 13 12:24 UTC 2039 September 2 19:23 UTC 2040 September 20 17:42 UTC 2041 September 10 09:23 UTC 2042 September 29 10:34 UTC 2043 September 19 01:47 UTC 2044 September 7 11:24 UTC Hunter Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 October 28 20:24 UTC 2024 October 17 11:26 UTC 2025 October 7 03:47 UTC 2026 October 26 04:11 UTC 2027 October 15 13:47 UTC 2028 October 3 16:25 UTC 2029 October 22 09:27 UTC 2030 October 11 10:46 UTC 2031 October 30 07:32 UTC 2032 October 18 18:58 UTC 2033 October 8 10:58 UTC 2034 October 27 12:42 UTC 2035 October 17 02:35 UTC 2036 October 5 10:15 UTC 2037 October 24 04:36 UTC 2038 October 13 04:21 UTC 2039 October 2 07:23 UTC ๐ต 2039 October 31 22:36 UTC 2040 October 20 04:49 UTC 2041 October 9 18:02 UTC 2042 October 28 19:48 UTC 2043 October 18 11:55 UTC 2044 October 7 00:30 UTC Beaver Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 November 27 09:16 UTC 2024 November 15 21:28 UTC 2025 November 5 13:19 UTC 2026 November 24 14:53 UTC 2027 November 14 03:25 UTC 2028 November 2 09:17 UTC 2029 November 21 04:02 UTC 2030 November 10 03:30 UTC 2031 November 28 23:18 UTC 2032 November 17 06:42 UTC 2033 November 6 20:32 UTC 2034 November 25 22:32 UTC 2035 November 15 13:48 UTC 2036 November 4 00:44 UTC 2037 November 22 21:35 UTC 2038 November 11 22:27 UTC 2039 November 30 16:49 UTC 2040 November 18 19:06 UTC 2041 November 8 04:43 UTC 2042 November 27 06:06 UTC 2043 November 16 21:52 UTC 2044 November 5 12:26 UTC Cold Moons:
Year: Date: Time: 2023 December 27 00:33 UTC 2024 December 15 09:01 UTC 2025 December 4 23:14 UTC 2026 December 24 01:28 UTC 2027 December 13 16:08 UTC 2028 December 2 01:40 UTC ๐ต 2028 December 31 16:48 UTC ๐ต 2029 December 20 22:46 UTC 2030 December 9 22:40 UTC 2031 December 28 17:33 UTC 2032 December 16 20:49 UTC 2033 December 6 07:22 UTC 2034 December 25 08:54 UTC 2035 December 15 00:33 UTC 2036 December 3 14:08 UTC 2037 December 22 13:38 UTC 2038 December 11 17:30 UTC 2039 December 30 12:37 UTC 2040 December 18 12:15 UTC 2041 December 7 17:42 UTC 2042 December 26 17:42 UTC 2043 December 16 08:01 UTC 2044 December 4 23:33 UTC

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