There is no standardised Native American calendar, according to Laura Redish, director and cofounder of Native Languages of the Americas, although Nasa says the names derive from the Algonquin tribe, part of a larger cultural linguistic group called Algonquian. They appear to have become more popular after the 2014 lunar eclipse – a phenomenon colloquially referred to a “blood moon,” due to it causing the moon to have a reddish hue – ignited interest in such romanticised names. These moon names, and their purported meanings, have gained increased traction in recent years, with the labels generally attributed to Native American tribes. Unlike some of the more romatically-conceived moon names on its list, for the “snow moon” it explains simply: “February is typically a time of heavy snowfall.”
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Why did names like ‘snow moon’ become a thing?įebruary’s full moon has come to be dubbed in some quarters as the “snow moon” as per the American periodical Farmer’s Almanac, which has apparently been designated the gold standard for such matters. This also means that the full moon tends to fall slightly earlier each month, with the full lunar timetable for 2021 as follows:
The next full moon occurs on Saturday 27 February, but it reaches its fullest at 8.17am, according to the Royal Observatory in Greenwich – meaning the best viewing opportunity may come on Friday night.Īlthough we tend to think of there being a full moon each month, the lunar cycle actually lasts just over 29.5 days, which means there is sometimes more than one (commonly known as a “blue moon”). When is the next full moon? December 2021 ‘Cold Moon’ date and lunar calendar in full When is the February 2021 full moon?
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