Best seen: moonrise on Saturday, February 24 The second full moon of 2024, the “Snow Moon”—also known as the “Hungry Moon” and the “Storm Moon”—will be the farthest from Earth in 2024 (apogee). Therefore, it will be the smallest—the opposite of a “supermoon.” The snow moon is named after the typically heavy snowfall that occurs in February throughout the Northern hemisphere. In some cultures, it's referred to as the Hunger Moon due to the scarcity of food during winter.