Aside from the summer solstice, June's full moon will be a delectable Strawberry Moon. This month the full moon will fall on June 21 - just a day after the summer solstice on June 20. So... will the moon look like a strawberry in the sky? The answer is no, unfortunately.
Each full moon gets its name based on the time of the year, and comes from ancient cultures tracking the months and seasons. The Strawberry Moon got its name from the wild strawberries that ripen during the month of June.
April 8 brought us the total solar eclipse, a month later came the auroras. Now there’s another celestial treat for skywatchers: the first "major lunar standstill” or lunastice since 2006. During this event, the moon rises and sets at its most extreme northerly and southerly positions on the horizon, reaching its highest and lowest points in the 18.6-year lunar cycle.
The sun, the sky, and now the moon are certainly showing their star power in 2024!
Fresh local strawberries, the season is almost finished here.
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