Though the name evokes associations with pink and red strawberries, it has nothing to do with the June Full Moon’s color. They call it the LRO Moon in honor of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched in June 2009. Some NASA employees have their own name for the June Full Moon. Southern Hemisphere: Oak Moon, Cold Moon, Long Night’s Moon.There are also various names made up by other cultures: On this day, married women keep a fast, tie threads around a banyan tree, and pray for the well-being of their husbands. It is the second important Buddhist holiday after Vesak (Buddha Day).Īlso, the June Full Moon in 2022 falls on Hindu celebration called Vat Purnima. On this day, the people of Sri Lanka commemorate the introduction of Buddhism to the island. This year, the June Full Moon falls on Poson Poya. Perhaps the tradition of calling the first month of marriage “honeymoon” originated from this name since June was believed to be the best month for a wedding. Though the name “Strawberry Moon” became the most popular, in Europe, the June Full Moon was called the Rose Moon – maybe because roses bloom this month or because the June Full Moon sometimes looks pink (we’ve described this phenomenon below).Īnother European name was the Mead Moon or the Honey Moon, as June was also the season of harvesting honey.
The name is based not on the Moon’s features but on the peculiarities of the month: for Native American tribes, June was the strawberry harvesting season. “Strawberry Moon” is one of the traditional names for the June Full Moon used by Native Americans. For the naked eye, it will appear full the day before and after June 14, so you’ll still have a chance to see it even if you miss the exact moment of the Full Moon. The fully-illuminated lunar disk will be shining in the constellation Ophiuchus.
While Buddhists call it Poson Poya, because of the Poson holiday in Sri Lanka. Some other names for this full Moon are Flower Moon, Hot Moon, Hoe Moon, and Planting Moon. This name came from the roses that bloom this time of year or the reddish colour of the full Moon.
In some parts of Europe it is also known as Rose Moon. The old European name is the Honey Moon or Mead Moon as the time around the end of June is harvesting season for honey. In India, the full Moon of Jyestha month is known as Vat Purnima. Some publications do not consider this a supermoon, as it is farther from Earth than the earlier three ones, Nasa said. The first three was witnessed from March to June. Some believe that this full Moon will be the last of the 4 supermoons this year. The Strawberry moon is likely to appear in reddish or rose colour, mainly because it will rise above the horizon and will get the colour of the rising sun.Īccording to Nasa, various publications uses different parameters to decide when a full Moon is close enough to the Earth to qualify as a supermoon. As it got name from strawberry season, people think that it will be pink in colour. According to the almanac, June’s full moon is called the strawberry moon because it signaled to some Native American tribes that it was the time of year to gather ripening strawberries. In the 1930s, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac began publishing Native American names for the full Moons of the year. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from early Wednesday morning through early Saturday morning,” Nasa said. “While this will be on Thursday for much of the Earth, from India Standard Time eastward to Line Islands Time, and the International Dateline, this will be on Friday morning. However, some of the European countries named it Honey Moon, others named it Rose moon. NASA described it as a Strawberry Moon because the full Moon will appear in red just like the colour of a strawberry. According to NASA, the full moon will take place on June 24 at 2:40 pm EDT (June 25 at 12:10 am IST). After the recent Lunar and Solar Eclipses, now it’s time for another full moon: The Strawberry Moon.
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