Monday, February 2, 2015

Happy February Full Moon

Happy Full Moon Pals!

Fun Feb full moon, full moon names, full moon phases, full moon facts


February full moon names are: Trappers Moon, Budding Moon, Bony Moon, Little Famine Moon, Storm Moon, Snow Moon, Ice Moon, Raccoon Moon and the Moon When Trees Pop. Go here for a complete list of full moon names.
Fun Feb full moon, full moon names, full moon phases, full moon facts

This Month's Full Moon is February 3 11.09pm UT ~ 14º 47’ Leo  

Feb 2015 Moon Phase Dates

All dates and times are ET. 
Full Moon: February 3, 6:09 P.M.
Last Quarter: February 11, 10:50 P.M.
New Moon: February 18, 6:47 P.M.
First Quarter: January 25, 12:14 P.M.©Farmers almanac
Go here for a complete list of Moon Phases
Is It A Super Moon?
No, but February's new moon is!  

According to Earthsky.org y that definition, the year 2015 has a total of six supermoons. The first supermoon, for 2015, will come with the January 20 new moon. The new moons on February 18 and March 20 will also be supermoons. The full moons of August, September and October will be supermoons, too, by Nolle’s definition. Thus, the full moon supermoons – aka near-perigee full moons – in 2015:
Full moon of August 29 at 18:35 UTC
Full moon of September 28 at 2:50 UTC
Full moon of October 27 at 12:05 UTC 
The full moon on September 28, 2015, will present the closest supermoon of the year (356,896 kilometers or 221,754 miles). What’s more, this September 28, 2015 full moon will stage a total lunar eclipse, concluding a series of Blood Moon eclipses that started with the total lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014.