February’s full moon, called the snow moon, is also the final full moon of meteorological winter. Here’s how to see the moon as it reaches its peak Wednesday.

A composite of each month’s Full Moon in 2020 and 2021. Credit: Soumyadeep Mukherjee ... are busy building their winter dams. Cold Moon (December): Evocative of winter’s chill.

Also rare this year: a full moon during Christmas. Known as the Cold Moon and the Long Night Moon, December’s lunar rarity will rise near sunset on Dec. 25, 26 and 27, with peak illumination ...

When is the next full moon? The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise times vary depending ...