But the Farmers' Almanac team tells us other cultures have had different names for February’s Snow Moon over the generations. Some of these include: The Oneida tribe of upstate New York and the Great Lakes region call this the “Midwinter Moon.” The Comanche tribe of the southern Plains call it the “Sleet Moon.”

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.

The second full moon of the winter, the snow moon will rise to illuminate evening skies for three nights after January's wolf moon kicked off 2025. Here's everything to know about how to see the snow moon,