Full Moon Rising #35 - February - Full Snow Moon Event Cache

The full moon (tatkresiwok - Inuit) occurs when the Sun and the Moon are on exact opposite sides of the Earth every 29.53 days. This lunar phase is known by many different names, cultures, religions, and languages, depending on the month it occurs. This mid-winter full moon occurs in February and is known as the Raccoon, Bare Spots on the Ground, Hunger, or Snow Moon.

The full moon for February is at its fullest at 7:30 AM on Sunday, the 1^st  



...and the sun sets at 5:58 PM and the moon rises at 5:53 PM

This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today!  Join us for a meet-n-greet in the evening and watch the full move rise over the Skidaway River.  You'll see a sunset on one side of us and the moon rising on the other.

The event begins at 5:30 PM and will officially end by 6:15 PM, but there may be some early birds or those lingering about into the night.  We will NOT use the picnic pavilion, so bring your camp chairs or blankets to enjoy this magical evening.  And bring the BUG SPRAY!!!! 

Please bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just showing them off.  There are no food or beverage establishments nearby, but there is a bathroom, although we can't guarantee that it will be open after dark. 

Remember to dress appropriately for the temperature and weather conditions, as this event is outdoors, rain or shine.  The terrain is mostly grassy/dirt where we meet, but the parking lot is paved and, if necessary, could be viewed from the car.

Interestingly, calendars indicating moon phases may often be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone.  Don't be late or you might miss this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.

Today is...

• Abolition of Slavery Day (Mauritius)
• Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
• Christian feast day:
  • Blessed Candelaria of San José
  • Brigid of Ireland (Saint Brigid's Day)
  • Verdiana
  • February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
• Foundation Day (of the Ryukyu Kingdom, celebrated in Okinawa Prefecture)[115]
• Heroes Day (Rwanda)
• Saint Brigid's Day/Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and some Neopagan groups in the Northern hemisphere)
• Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
• National Freedom Day (United States)
• The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada)
• World Hijab Day

On this day...

• 1788 - Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat.
• 1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first time in New York City.
• 1793 - France declared war on Britain and Holland.
• 1842 - In New York City, the "City Despatch Post" began operations. It was a private company that was the first to introduce adhesive postage stamps in the Western Hemisphere. The company was bought by the U.S. government a few months later and renamed "United States City Despatch Post."
• 1861 - Texas voted to secede from the Union.
• 1862 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," by Julia Ward Howe was first published in the "Atlantic Monthly."
• 1865 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed a Joint Resolution submitting the proposed 13th Amendment to the states.
• 1867 - In the U.S., bricklayers start working 8-hour days.
• 1884 - The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
• 1893 - Thomas A. Edison completed work on the world's first motion picture studio in West Orange, NJ.
• 1896 - Puccini's opera "La Boheme" premiered in Turin.
• 1897 - The Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, CT, issued the first automobile insurance policy. Dr. Truman Martin of Buffalo, NY, paid $11.25 for the policy, which gave him $5,000 in liability coverage.
• 1900 - Eastman Kodak Co. introduced the $1 Brownie box camera.
• 1913 - Grand Central Terminal (also known as Grand Central Station) opened in New York City, NY. It was the largest train station in the world.
• 1919 - The first Miss America was crowned in New York City.
• 1920 - The first armored car was introduced.
• 1920 - Canada's Royal North West Mounted Police changed their name to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The organization was commissioned in 1873.
• 1929 - Weightlifter Charles Rigoulet of France achieved the first 400 pound ‘clean and jerk’ as he lifted 402-1/2 pounds.
• 1930 - The Times published its first crossword puzzle.
• 1946 - Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie was chosen to be the first secretary-general of the United Nations.
• 1951 - The first telecast of an atomic explosion took place.
• 1951 - The first X-ray moving picture process was demonstrated.
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• 1958 - The United Arab Republic was formed by a union of Egypt and Syria. It was broken 1961.
• 1960 - Four black college students began a sit-in protest at a lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. They had been refused service.
• 1968 - During the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese National Police Chief Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan executed a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to the head. The scene was captured in a news photograph.
• 1976 - "Sonny and Cher" resumed on TV despite a real life divorce.
• 1979 - Patty Hearst was released from prison after serving 22 months of a seven-year sentence for bank robbery. Her sentence had been commuted by U.S. President Carter.
• 1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was welcomed in Tehran as he ended nearly 15 years of exile.
• 1987 - Terry Williams won the largest slot machine payoff, at the time, he won $4.9 million after getting four lucky 7s on a machine in Reno, NV.
• 1991 - A USAir jetliner crashed atop a commuter plane at Los Angeles International Airport. 35 people were killed.
• 1994 - Jeff Gillooly pled guilty in Portland, OR, for his role in the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Gillooly, Tonya Harding's ex-husband, struck a plea bargain under which he confessed to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony implicating Harding.
• 1996 - Visa and Mastercard announced security measures that would make it safe to shop on the Internet.
• 1998 - Stuart Whitman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1999 - Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave a deposition that was videotaped for senators weighing impeachment charges against U.S. President Clinton.
• 2001 - Three Scottish judges found Abdel Basset al-Mergrahi guilty of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people. The court said that Megrahi was a member of the Libyan intelligence service. Al-Amin Khalifa, who had been co-accused, was acquitted and freed.
• 2003 - NASA's space shuttle Columbia exploded while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. All seven astronauts on board were killed.
• 2019 - U.S. President Trump confirmed that the U.S. would leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987 due to Russian non-compliance. Russia suspended its obligations to the treaty the next day.

Notable Births...

Notable deaths:...

• 772 – Pope Stephen III (born 720)
• 1542 – Girolamo Aleandro, Italian cardinal (born 1480)
• 1691 – Pope Alexander VIII (born 1610)
• 1832 – Archibald Murphey, American judge and politician (born 1777)
• 1851 – Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (born 1797)^[
• 1893 – George Henry Sanderson, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Mayor of San Francisco (born 1824)
• 1922 – William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (born 1872)
• 1924 – Maurice Prendergast, American painter (born 1858)
• 1928 – Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (born 1869)
• 1940 – Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (born 1888)
• 1966 – Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1895)
• 1976 – George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)
• 1981 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American engineer and businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (born 1892)
• 1988 – Heather O'Rourke, American child actress (born 1975)
• 1989 – Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (born 1918)
• 1992 – Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (born 1909)
• 1996 – Ray Crawford, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (born 1915)
• 1999 – Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (born 1907)
• 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia crew
  • Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1959)
  • David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1956)
  • Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (born 1961)
  • Laurel Clark, American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (born 1961)
  • Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1957)
  • William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (born 1961)
  • Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1954)
• 2012 – Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (born 1936)
• 2013 – Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (born 1924)
• 2013 – Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1947)
• 2015 – Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1981)
• 2019 – Jeremy Hardy, English comedian, radio host and panelist (born 1961)
• 2019 – Clive Swift, English actor (born 1936)
• 2019 – Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (born 1959)
• 2021 – Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (born 1977)
• 2025 – Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (born 1943)
• 2025 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman

For Planning Purposes - Full Moon Dates for 2026
Saturday, January 3 at 5:02 AM
Sunday, February 1 at 5:09 PM
Tuesday, March 3 at 6:37 AM
Wednesday, April 1 at 7:11 PM
Friday, May 1 at 1:23 PM
Sunday, May 31 at 7:45 AM
Monday, June 29 at 7:56 PM
Wednesday, July 29 at 10:35 AM
Friday, August 28 at 12:18 AM
Saturday, September 26 at 12:49 PM
Monday, October 26 at 12:11 AM
Tuesday, November 24 at 9:53 AM
Wednesday, December 23 at 8:28 PM