🐺 Awooo! From Feb. 16–18, moongazers can view a full Moon, known to some as the Snow or Wolf Moon. Taken a picture of the Moon you can’t stop howling over? Reply and share it with us! More on the full Moon:
The nearly full Moon rises over Washington on Oct. 19, 2021. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Since there are two months of Adar in the Hebrew calendar this year, the major holiday of Purim will be celebrated next month, and this full Moon corresponds with Purim Katan or "Little Purim." On the day, Buddhists celebrate the creation of an ideal and exemplary community, which is why it is sometimes called Saṅgha Day, Saṅgha referring to the Buddhist community. In Thailand, the Pāli term Māgha-pūraṇamī is also used for the celebration. Some authors refer to this day as the Buddhist All Saints Day. In Sri Lanka, this full Moon is called Navam Poya and celebrations also include a procession of approximately 5,000 people and many elephants, called Gangaramaya Navam.
On the first day of Daylight Saving Time, Sunday, March 13, morning twilight will begin at 6:25 a.m. EDT, sunrise will be at 7:22 a.m., sunset will be at 7:13 p.m., and evening twilight will end at 8:11 p.m. By Friday, March 18 , morning twilight will begin at 6:17 a.m. EDT, sunrise will be at 7:15 a.m., solar noon will be at 1:16:02 p.m. when the Sun will reach its maximum altitude of 50.37 degrees, sunset will be at 7:18 p.m., and evening twilight will end at 8:16 p.m.
By the evening of Friday, March 18, 2022 , as evening twilight ends , the full Moon will appear about 4 degrees above the eastern horizon. The bright stars of the local arm of our home galaxy will appear spread from the South-Southeast toward the Northwest. Sirius, the brightest of the stars in our night sky, will appear 34 degrees above the southern horizon.
The waning gibbous Moon will appear near the bright star Spica on Feb. 21. This will also be the morning when Venus will appear at its highest above the southeastern horizon as morning twilight begins. The half Moon will appear near the bright star Antares on Feb. 24. The crescent Moon will appear near the planet Mars on Feb. 27, forming a line with Venus.
By the morning of March 18, 2022 , as morning twilight begins , the bright planet Venus will appear 12 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon, next in brightness will be Saturn at 5 degrees above the east-southeastern horizon, and Mars will appear to the lower right of Venus at 10 degrees above the southeastern horizon.
On Monday morning, Feb.21, 2022, bright Venus will appear at its highest as morning twilight begins, reaching 15.5 degrees above the southeastern horizon.Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2022, the waning Moon will appear half-full as it reaches its last quarter at 5:33 p.m. EST .On Thursday morning, Feb. 24, 2022, the bright star Antares will appear about 3 degrees to the right of the waning half Moon.
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