The February 5th full moon is called the Snow Moon as this is the month that traditionally we see most snow. Our nearest neighbour orbits the Earth once a month or a ‘moonth’ as it used to be called.
The Moon orbits the Earth not in a circle but an ellipse or egg shape. This means that when the Moon is closest to the Earth the Moon appears larger than normal and we see a Super Moon but when the Moon is further away it will look smaller than normal, hence a Micro Moon.
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