Overview
- Peak illumination is expected at about 5:09 p.m. EST on Feb. 1, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
- Best viewing comes at dusk as the moon rises in the east, and darker locations away from city lights will enhance the view.
- The full moon will sit in Leo near the Beehive Cluster, with Regulus becoming easier to spot roughly an hour after moonrise.
- Parts of North America are forecast to see the near-full moon occult Regulus on Feb. 2, a rare event not due again until 2035.
- February features only one full moon; the lunar calendar next brings an annular solar eclipse on Feb. 17 over Antarctica and a total lunar eclipse with the Worm Moon on March 3 visible from parts of North America.