If you’re an avid stargazer, June alone was a crowded month in an otherwise busy year of heavenly events. A Solar eclipse, a planetary conjunction, and an asteroid is racing Somewhat close to the planet have added a nice cosmic intrigue as the days get warmer and longer.
When it comes to super moons, however, the book will end soon in 2021, as the last super moon of the year will light up the sky for three days later this week, June 24-26, and the common practice of nicknamed moons will be this one special moon called Strawberry Super Moon, although unfortunately it is not strawberry colored.
This is how you see the strawberry supermoon
It’s either the last full moon of spring or the first full moon of summer, depending on your seasonal loyalty. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this moon derives its name from a variety of Indian tribes who associate this season with certain “June-bearing” fruits such as strawberries (at least in certain parts of North America). Every 20 years the strawberry moon coincides with the summer solstice, which is a beautiful cosmic coincidence.
The June full moon has also been given other names, reflecting the wider abundance of crops that are typically harvested when spring turns into summer.
As the Notes on the peasant almanac:
Blooming moon (Anishinaabe) indicates the flowering period while Green corn moon (Cherokee) and Whore moon (Western Abenaki) suggest it is time to take care of young plants.
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This moon is nicknamed “Awesome,” but it shouldn’t be quite as dramatic as April’s pink super moonwhich lived up to the name. The concept of a “supermoon” is a kind of false scientific term that is supposed to inspire some anticipation, but technically it only occurs when a moon is within 90% of perigee, which is closest to Earth within a radius Orbit. Super moons are slightly brighter and larger than normal moons.
As NASA says:
At its next point, the full moon appears about 17 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than the weakest moon of the year, which occurs when it is furthest from Earth in its orbit.
The Strawberry Moon will be perigee on Wednesday, June 23 at 5:56 p.m. ET. according to NASA. The space agency says the moon will appear the next day, June 24th at 2:40 p.m. east through Saturday.
The moon is relatively easy to see by looking up at the sky, but virtual resources are available if you want to view it through your computer screen or mobile device. The Virtual telescope project has a livestream of the rising of the moon over Rome, which is likely a more romantic view than looking out of your own window.
