The Full Strawberry Moon

Friday, June 21, 2024

Full moon today.

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac: "June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—has traditionally been called the Strawberry Moon. While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s hue or appearance. A Moon usually appears reddish when it’s close to the horizon because the light rays must pass through the densest layers of the atmosphere."

Also according to the Old Farmer's Almanac: "This Strawberry Moon name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many."

Friday the 13th 2014 - Full Strawberry Moon

The moon was full shortly after midnight this morning. It's a rare occurance that the moon is full on Friday the 13th. The last time the moon was full on a Friday the 13th in June was 95 years ago. I've heard that the next time the full moon will fall on a Friday the 13th  is 2049. See below...

Other times the full moon has appeared on a Friday the 13th:

March 13, 1903
October 13, 1905
June 13, 1919
January 13, 1922
November 13, 1970
July 13, 1984
February 13, 1987
March 13, 1998
October 13, 2000
June 13, 2014

Future full moons on Friday the 13th:

August 13, 2049
April 13, 2063
November 13, 2065
February 13, 2082

June Full Moon

The June full moon will be shortly after midnight tomorrow morning.

June Full Moon

The moon was full today. The full moon in June is also known as the full strawberry moon. And this moon is being called a "supermoon." This means it  is the closest and largest full moon of the year. I hear the moon will not be as close again until August 2014. 

Missed the Full Moon

The June full moon is called the full strawberry moon. It happened on June 15. According to the Farmers' Almanac this name was used by every Algonquin tribe. In Europe it was called the Rose Moon. "Also because the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June... so the full Moon that occurs during that month was christened for the strawberry!"