Photo by Glenn Beltz via Flickr Creative Commons Full Snow Moon
Approaches: A few days before the full snow moon of 2013, as
viewed from Goleta, CA. City slickers saddled with bright,
smoggy interference may want to consider seeking higher, darker
ground to view Monday's "Snow Moon." Sunset is slated for 5:47
p.m., says the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications
Department. February's full moon is traditionally called the
"Snow Moon," because the heaviest snows of the year often fall
in this month in North America. Alternately, this month's moon
sometimes bears the name "Full Hunger Moon," because hunting is
often difficult in February and food was scarce for ancient
tribes. Weekly SoCal sky happenings are tracked by Griffith
Observatory and Anthony Cook's "Sky Report." Here's what to
expect of nighttime's almost perfect circle and its heavenly
cohorts in the coming days. - The moon illuminates most of the
night this week. It changes from waxing gibbous to full phase on
Monday the 25th. This is trad