February full moon 2022: The ‘Snow Moon’ is accompanied by predawn planets

The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, will arrive Wednesday (Feb. 16) at 11:57 a.m. EST (0457 GMT). That same day, Mercury reaches its greatest distance west of the sun, making it a bright but challenging to observe “morning star” in mid-northern latitudes.  In New York City the full moon will rise at … Read more