February's full Moon is known as the Snow Moon, after the heavy snowfall often associated with this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, but is also sometimes called the Storm Moon or Hungry Moon.

The next full moon, known as the snow moon, will rise in mid-February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the early morning hours of Wednesday the 12th. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

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The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our planet’s shadow.

The so-called Snow Moon is named after the abundant snowfall the Northern Hemisphere often gets during February. In the UK, February is the snowiest month, with an average of 5.6 snowy days in the second month of the year compared with 5.3 days in January and 4.2 days in March.

Here's everything to know about the full snow moon, including more on its nickname and when to see it over California skies.

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.