By the first definition, up to four Supermoons can peak in a year, and the Snow Moon is the first of four in 2020.
The Snow Moon also coincides with many religious holidays this week, making its arrival important for people all around the globe.
NASA’s lunar expert Gordon Johnston said: “As the midwinter Moon – the second Full Moon of winter – and the Full Moon in February, this is the Snow Moon, Storm Moon, or the Hunger Moon.
“The Maine Farmer’s Almanac first published ‘Indian’ names for the Full Moons in the 1930s and according to this almanac, the tribes of what is now the northeastern United States called this the Snow Moon or the Storm Moon because of the heavy snows that fall in this season.
“The last time I checked, NOAA long-term monthly averages for the Washington DC area showed January and February nearly tied as the snowiest months of the year.”