{"id":4300,"date":"2026-06-29T14:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:35:17","slug":"the-full-strawberry-moon-will-rise-in-the-night-sky-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=4300","title":{"rendered":"The full strawberry moon will rise in the night sky this week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n The strawberry moon, which will be visible in the sky this week, will mark the first full moon of the summer.\n <\/p>

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\n On Monday, just days after the June 21 summer solstice, sky-gazers will witness the celestial body light up the night sky with its amber glow.\n <\/p>\n

\n For those in the Northern Hemisphere, as the strawberry rises and sets, it will chart the lowest trajectory of any full moon this year \u2014 and for those in the Southern Hemisphere, it will trace its highest arc, according to Earthsky.\n <\/p>\n

\n The moon will reach its peak illumination at 7:57 p.m. ET on Monday after moonrise, the moment the satellite\u2019s upper edge emerges above the horizon in the east, Earthsky reports.\n <\/p>\n

\n The strawberry moon will appear a day after apogee, the point when the moon is farthest from Earth. When a full moon occurs near apogee, it\u2019s often called a micromoon \u2014 and June\u2019s will be the second smallest of 2026.\n <\/p>\n

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\n While the moon will appear slightly smaller, the difference will be hardly noticeable to the naked eye, according to Dr. Pamela Gay, senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute.\n <\/p>\n

\n To get the best view of the low-hanging strawberry moon, head outside and \u201cfind a dark spot free of obstructions \u2014 so tall buildings, trees, things like that,\u201d recommends Noah Petro, chief of NASA\u2019s Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Lab at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.\n <\/p>\n

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\nSky-gazers in Weehawken, New Jersey, photograph the full strawberry moon behind the New York City skyline on June 10, 2025.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\n The lunar phenomenon\u2019s name derives from Native American Algonquin tribes, which named the event for the full moon\u2019s alignment with berry harvesting season. The Western Abenaki know it as the hoer moon and the Anishinaabe as the blooming moon, according to The Old Farmer\u2019s Almanac. \n<\/p>\n

\n Observers of June\u2019s full moon may notice that it appears to change color. The celestial body\u2019s hue, however, does not actually change.\n <\/p>

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\n \u201cOur moon itself is a color and that color is decided by the mineralogy, the way sunlight reflects off of it,\u201d said Gay. But the catch, she added, is that the light reflecting off the moon has to pass through Earth\u2019s atmosphere to reach our eyes \u2014 and the color of that light can change slightly depending on what\u2019s in the atmosphere.\n <\/p>\n

\n In areas that experience major air pollution, the strawberry moon can appear to be a warmer hue, richer in color,\n <\/p>\n

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\n This year\u2019s strawberry moon comes with heightened excitement about lunar exploration, just months after the Artemis II mission successfully sent a quartet of astronauts around the far side of the moon. With anticipation building for the next Artemis mission, which could launch as soon as late next year, and the prospect of a moon landing in the offing after that, some experts recommend viewing sky-gazing opportunities as a way to explore Earth\u2019s deepening connection to our satellite and beyond.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe\u2019re about to send humans back to the moon with Artemis. In a couple years, we\u2019ll have astronauts landing on the moon,\u201d Petro said. \u201cNow is the time to start building up that relationship with the moon. And the easiest way to do that is just to go out and look up.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Upcoming Full Moons\n<\/h2>\n

\n There are six additional full moons to view in 2026, including supermoons in November and December, when the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit and appears largest.\n <\/p>\n

\n Here\u2019s the list of the remaining full moons, according to Farmers\u2019 Almanac.\n <\/p>\n

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