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Strawberry Moon -- First Full Moon of Summer -- Rises Monday
The full moon will appear full all night and may rise with a yellow or orange tint as it climbs low across the sky.
- On Monday, the Strawberry Moon reaches peak illumination at 7:57 p.m. EDT, rising low in the southeastern sky just after sunset for observers across North America.
- Algonquian-Speaking peoples of North America named the full moon for the wild strawberry harvest in late June; European settlers later adopted the term through the Old Farmers Almanac.
- Rayleigh scattering causes the Moon to appear yellow, orange, or pinkish at moonrise as light passes through Earth's thicker atmosphere. The Moon follows one of its lowest annual paths this month near the summer solstice.
- Viewers seeking optimal conditions can visit Death Valley National Park or Joshua Tree National Park, though local parks and the naked eye provide accessible alternatives for observing the Moon.
- Indigenous peoples historically used lunar phases to track seasonal changes, a tradition reflected in the next full Buck Moon on July 29, which marks when male white-tailed deer begin growing new antlers.
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By Amen Galinato, CNN. The Strawberry Moon, visible in the sky this week, will mark the first full moon of summer. On Monday, just days after the June 21 summer solstice, skywatchers will see the celestial body illuminate the night sky with its amber glow. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, as the Strawberry Moon rises and sets, it will trace the lowest path of any full moon this year — and for those in the Southern Hemisphere, it will draw i…
·Idaho Falls, United States
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The full moon that rises in June is called the Strawberry Moon because it marks the time when the berry harvest is ripening.
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