February 2024 Full Moon Is A Mini Snow Moon

Full Moon: Credit NASA

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - The February 2024 Full Moon is also known as a Snow Moon, Micro Moon, or Mini Moon.

What Time Does The February 2024 Moon Occur?

The February 2024 Full Moon will occur on Friday, February 23 beginning with a moonrise over Florida's east coast at 5:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (with a few minutes of variation depending on your exact location in Florida).

The Full Moon sets at 7:03 a.m. on Saturday, February 24 (with a few minutes of variation depending on your exact location in Florida).

The Full Moon will technically be 99.8% full on Saturday, February 25 at 7:30 a.m. EST (after the moon sets over the U.S. east coast.)

When is the best time to watch February’s Full Moon?

Low hanging moons near the horizon appear larger to humans.

So, the Mini Snow Moon will appear biggest to the naked eye on the U.S east coast during and just after the moonrise and moonset.

What is a 'Micro' Moon or 'Mini' Moon?

According to NASA, a Micro or Mini Moon occurs because the Moon is in an elliptical orbit around the Earth.

When the Moon is farthest from the Earth, it is at its orbital apogee, which is why a Micro Moon is also known as a Apogee Moon.

A full moon at its farthest point to Earth will still be bright. But it won’t look much, if any, different than a “normal” full moon and will not have any readily observable effect on our planet except perhaps slightly less higher tides.

February Full Moon Names

According to the Farmer’s Almanac, Native Americans named February’s Full Moon a Snow Moon due to the heavy snowfall that occurs in the northeastern United States this time of year.

Other February Full Moon names include Storm Moon, Hunger Moon, Magha Purnima, Magha Puja, the Mahamuni Pagoda Festival Moon, the Chinese Lantern Festival Moon, and the Full Moon of Tu B’Shevat.

Full Moon High Tide

For those planning to walk, bike, or run along the beach in Florida, this Full Moon brings along with it higher than average tides depending on you exact location.