Members of the Cherokee nation refer to this month’s full moon as the
Bone Moon. This was a consequence of depleted food stores and the
necessity of cracking-open bones to access the marrow for survival food.
My own people – the ancient Celts – remember this as the Moon of Ice as it is associated with the coldest month of the year.
Colloquially, the February full moon is the Snow Moon.
Simultaneous moonset and sunrise this morning. A doubler.
View east...
View west...
And when you live halfway between the equator and the North Pole it’s still dang cold….
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