Heres when to see the Snow Moon above the Bay Area this weekend NBC Bay Area [Video]

We might not have snow on the ground in the Bay Area, but we’ll still get a chance to see the Snow Moon this week.

One of the 12 annual full moons, the Snow Moon is seen each February. Here’s what to know about the Snow Moon and how to see it:

February’s full moon was called Snow Moon by many Native American cultures due to the typically heavy snowfall that occurs during these days.

According to the National Weather Service, February is the United States’ snowiest month.  

There have also been other names used for February’s full moon such as Hungry Moon, which the Cherokee used to call it, describing the time of food scarcity during the late winter period. It has also been called the Storm Moon, Wolf Moon and Candles Moon, according to NASA.

This year, the moon will be a “micromoon,” meaning that it will be at …