Friday, June 21, 2024

Full Strawberry Moon

The moon will officially reach its full phase on Friday, June 21 at 9:08 p.m. EDT and 6:08 p.m. PDT, which converts to 01:08 UT on Saturday, June 22.
The June full moon, colloquially known as the Strawberry Moon, Mead Moon,
Rose Moon, Birthing Moon, or Hot Moon, always shines in or near the stars of Sagittarius, the Archer. The indigenous Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes region call this moon Ode'miin Giizis, the Strawberry Moon. For the Cree Nation it's Opiniyawiwipisim, the Egg Laying Moon (referring to the activities of wild water-fowl). The Mohawks call it Ohiari:Ha, the Fruits are Small Moon. The Cherokee call it Tihaluhiyi, the Green Corn Moon, when crops are growing. The moon is only completely full when it is opposite the sun in the sky, so full moons always rise in the east as the sun is setting, and set in the west at sunrise. Since sunlight is hitting the moon face-on at that time, no shadows are cast - all of the variations in brightness you see arise from differences in the reflectivity, or albedo, of the lunar surface rocks.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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