Snow Moon 2021: 10 stunning photos of February’s full moon
ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The full Snow Moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on February 27, 2021, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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ByMichelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
February’s full moon, also known as the snow moon, appeared in the night sky over the weekend.
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Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The nearly-full moon rises beyond a hiker at Papago Park, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The full Snow Moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on February 27, 2021, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The waning gibbous moon appears in the sky following the weekend's full "Snow Moon," near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, on February 28, 2021. (THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The full moon rises over Selimiye Mosque in Edirne, Turkey, on February 27, 2021. (Gokhan Balci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The full moon is above the top of the Messeturm in Frankfurt on Feb. 28, 2021. (Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The full moon sets behind the southeast crater of Mount Etna, steaming in apparent stillness on February 28, 2021, in Catania, Italy. (Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The "snow" moon rises behind the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Skopje on February 27, 2021. (ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky The moon sets above Clifton Suspension bridge over the Avon Gorge, Clifton, Bristol, just before sunrise Saturday, February 27, 2021. (Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky Shawn Griffith, of South Port, Maine, watches the nearly-full "snow moon" rise in clear skies over Penobscot Bay, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Camden, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Photos: February 2021 Snow Moon brightens the night sky A full moon rises above Wanchun Pavilion of Jingshan Park on the 16th day of the first lunar month on February 27, 2021, in Beijing, China. (Yang Wei/VCG via Getty Images)
Skygazers took to social media to share their photos. Here are some of our favorites:
