View at EarthSky Community Photos. | EarthSky’s Raúl Cortés captured the bright, full moon from Oslo, Norway, and wrote: “A snowed field makes us recall this is the Snow Moon.” Thank you, Raúl!
February’s full moon is the Snow Moon. The moment of full moon fell at 13:53 UTC or 7:53 a.m. CST on February 12. But it looks full the day before and after, too. Go take a look tonight. And if you got a great photo you want to share with us, submit it here. In the meantime, enjoy these images from around the world.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Rhonda Black in Reedsport, Oregon, captured the Snow Moon rising up over the mountain on February 12. Thank you, Rhonda!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Susan Jensen in Odessa, Washington, wrote: “I took this image of the full moon this evening from my home. For perspective, at the lower right side is a herd of cows feeding alongside a canal a couple miles from my yard.” Thank you, Susan!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Cecille Kennedy captured this lovely view from Oregon. Cecille wrote: “The snow moon setting on the Pacific Ocean. I thought the moon had already gone but there was a clearing underneath the marine cloud layer and it emerged again, bidding us a second goodbye.” Thank you!
Almost full moon on February 11
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Cecille Kennedy in Depoe Bay, Oregon, shared this image she captured on February 11. Cecille wrote: “The moon has just risen over the hills on the east and the sun is about to set on the opposite western horizon. I was hoping to find a nice foreground for the rising moon, but I wanted to shoot it while still low in the sky.” Thank you!View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Jeremy Likness from Newport, Oregon, took this photo of the moon setting behind a huge bank of fog. Thank you, Jeremy!
Cristina Ortiz - based in Granada, Spain - is EarthSky's defender of animals with her "lifeform" videos at EarthSky YouTube. Discover the most fascinating facts about all the beings with whom we share Earth. Are you ready for the adventure? Cristina has been an EarthSky.org editor since 2021. She has a master’s degree in translation and interpreting, specializing in science and technology. "Since I was a kid," she says, "I could feel that passion for science and communication."
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