JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Have you ever been outside in broad daylight and seen the moon? There’s a good reason for that.
The moon is typically above the horizon for 12 of 24 hours, and typically that includes a couple of daylight hours.
The reason behind the moon being bright during the day is that its orbital cycle sometimes makes it more bright during the day than at night. Unlike the sun, the moon doesn’t create its own light.
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The light from the sun reflects off the moon’s surface and makes it brighter. The moon and the stars don’t go anywhere during the day — they are still up in the sky, just as we see them at night, but the sunlight overtakes them.
February’s Full Snow Moon
Saturday is the Snow Moon. It’s named the Snow Moon because snow is very prominent this time of year (except in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, of course).
The Snow Moon is February’s Full Moon. Look for the Snow Moon on Feb. 24 at 7:30 a.m.
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