Don't miss seeing the year's smallest full moon this weekend

23 Feb 2024
Updated: Feb. 23, 2024, 7:16 a.m.Published: Feb. 23, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Full moon from ISS

A photo of the moon as seen from the International Space Station in 2018. Image credit: NASANASA

This weekend is your chance to see the smallest full moon of 2024.

This February full moon, known as the Snow Moon, happens to be a “micromoon” — the term for when the moon is full while also being at or nearly at its farthest point from Earth, according to the astronomy site EarthSky.

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