Moon tonight / February 2027

Full Moon February 2027: Snow Moon

Q: When is the full moon in February 2027?

The February 2027 full moon is on February 20 at 6:23 PM EST, which is 3:23 PM PST on February 20 on the West Coast. The table shows the time in every US zone.

Q: What is the February full moon called?

It is the Snow Moon. Captain Jonathan Carver wrote in the 1760s that the Snow Moon got its name because more snow commonly falls during this month than any other. Several peoples named February by the animals instead.

Q: What time does the February full moon rise?

The full moon rises near sunset. The table gives moonrise that evening for New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage and Honolulu, each on its own clock, with the compass direction it appears in.

Q: Is the February 2027 full moon a supermoon?

Not by this page’s rule. It is about 363,305 km away at the full moon, and a supermoon here means a full moon closer than 360,000 km.

Q: Is the February 2027 full moon a Blue Moon?

No. A Blue Moon is the second full moon in a calendar month or the third of four in one season, and the moon does not turn blue.

Q: Why do full moon times differ by time zone?

The moon is full at one instant for everyone on Earth. Each zone writes that instant on its own clock, so it can land on a different date late in the evening.

The Snow Moon is full on February 20 at 6:23 PM EST. Here is the time in every US zone and moonrise that evening in six cities.

Photo: “Moon rise over the Green River and sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge”, Tom Koerner, USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

The exact time

When the February full moon happens in each US time zone

The February 2027 full moon in each US time zone
Time zone	Date	Time
Eastern	February 20	6:23 PM EST
Central	February 20	5:23 PM CST
Mountain	February 20	4:23 PM MST
Pacific	February 20	3:23 PM PST
Alaska	February 20	2:23 PM AKST
Hawaii	February 20	1:23 PM HST

Instants from the U.S. Naval Observatory’s table of moon phases.

Moonrise

Moonrise that evening in six cities

A full moon rises close to sunset. The compass direction is where to look on the horizon.

Moonrise on the evening of the February 2027 full moon in six cities
City	Evening of	Moonrise	Direction
New York	Feb 20	5:32 PM	east-northeast (ENE)
Chicago	Feb 20	5:28 PM	east-northeast (ENE)
Denver	Feb 20	5:44 PM	east-northeast (ENE)
Los Angeles	Feb 20	5:46 PM	east (E)
Anchorage	Feb 20	6:17 PM	east-northeast (ENE)
Honolulu	Feb 20	6:42 PM	east (E)

The name

Why it is called the Snow Moon

Captain Jonathan Carver wrote in the 1760s that the Snow Moon got its name because more snow commonly falls during this month than any other. Several peoples named February by the animals instead.

These names come from Native American, Colonial American and European traditions, and nations named the moons by their own seasons, so no one name belongs to a single people. Names follow the Old Farmer's Almanac.