The Full Strawberry Moon of June 2024 moon will pass in front of – or occult – the red supergiant star Antares the day before the full moon.
June’s Full Moon is named after the wild strawberries that ripen this month and could be gathered by the Native American tribes. Other native names are Berries Ripen Moon, Green Corn Moon, and Hot Moon. The Celtic names are Horse Moon, Dyan Moon, and Rose Moon. Other English names are...
The full moon as it rises behind the Abbasid Bridge in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, close to the Turkish border on June 20, 2024. ISMAEL ADNAN/AFP via Getty Images June's full Moon — typically either the last full moon of spring or the first of summer — also goes by...
June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—has traditionally been called theStrawberry Moon. While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s...
ET, the moon will appear at its brightest for the last time before summer in the Northern Hemisphere officially arrives on June 21, or the summer solstice. Known as the Strawberry moon –a name given by the Algonquin tribes – the full moon will begin to appear Friday evening and last ...
From worm to strawberry moon: These are the names for each full moon Each full moon of the year has its own nickname. As June kicks off, the chapter break betweenspringandsummerlooms on the figurative horizon. Above the literal horizon, a few astronomical events will help usher in the cha...
— Ray Mackey Photo (@RayMackeyNL)June 21, 2024 For those who missed the Strawberry Moon, there is no need for disappointment. The next full Moon, known as the “Buck Moon,” will rise on July 21. It gets its name from the time of year when new antlers emerge on buck deer. Thi...
The full moon of June is known in someNative American tribes as the strawberry moon. In other tribes, it is also known as the blooming moon, birthing moon, hatching moon, and more. Some ancient European clans referred to the full June moon as the mead moon or the honey ale moon. Here...
The popular name of the June Full Moon is theStrawberry Moon, as this was traditionally the time of year to pick ripened strawberries in what is now the northeastern United States. This graphic collects all the relevant data about each Full Moon of 2024, including th...
“Since the 2024 June full Moon happens on the solstice, the very day the Sun is absolutely at its highest of the year, this month’s full Moon on the 21st is the very lowest full Moon, indeed, the lowest we’ve seen in years,” the Almanac reported. “Just look at it! Because ...