Full Moon February 2027: the Snow Moon on 20 February
The Snow Moon is on .
105 days, 16 hours and 42 minutes until the exact phase.
Distance and flags
- Distance from Earth
- 363,296 km
- Size against the average distance
- larger by 5.8% across the sky
- Lunar eclipse
- A penumbral lunar eclipse happens at this full Moon and is visible from the UK.
- Next year
Moonrise in London on Sat 20 Feb
- Moonrise
- 17:01
- Rises towards
- east-north-east · 72°
- Moonset
- 06:49
The disc looks full on the nights either side of the exact time, and a full Moon rises near sunset. Moonrise and moonset for other places and dates.
What the Snow Moon means
Snow Moon attaches February's full Moon to the winter weather of northern Europe and North America. Other calendars use names such as Hunger Moon, Storm Moon or Ice Moon for the same part of the year.
UK snow is never guaranteed, but February nights are still long enough for an extended evening observation.
Watching it from the UK. Compare the Moon's cool light over open ground with its warmer colour close to the horizon. A low Moon can look larger or warmer because of perspective and the atmosphere, not because its phase changed.
Moon names come from almanac traditions and differ between sources; the seasons are northern-hemisphere ones. NASA's Moon phase guide.
Full Moon February dates, 2027–2029
| Year | Date and time · Europe/London | Name | Distance | Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Snow Moon | 363,296 km | All phases | |
| 2028 | Snow Moon | 356,711 km · supermoon | All phases | |
| 2029 | Snow Moon | 359,648 km · supermoon | — |
Other names for the February full Moon
- Popular almanac
- Snow Moon
- Old English
- Sol Moon
- Celtic revival
- Moon of Ice