A Rare 'Strawberry Moon' Will Rise On Friday

Jun 04, 2020 by apost team

The next full moon to happen is known as the Strawberry Moon and it will light up the sky on Friday, June 5, at 3:12 p.m. EDT. According to NASA, the moon will appear full from early Thursday morning into early Sunday morning.

The moon will be full on Friday, June 5, at 3:12 p.m. EDT. “The moon will appear full for about 3 days around this time, from early Thursday morning into early Sunday morning,” NASA explains on its website.

In Florida, the 2020 Strawberry Full Moon begins with a moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean on Florida’s east coast around 8:25 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

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The Maine Farmer's Almanac first published Native American names for the full moons in the 1930s. NASA says that according to this Almanac, as the full Moon in June and the last full moon of spring, the Algonquin tribes called this the Strawberry Moon. The name comes from the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries in the north-eastern United States.

Like any full moon, the Moon can appear reddish-pink due to atmospheric conditions on Earth or a partial lunar eclipse.

Strawberry Moons can also appear brown-red in color during a total lunar eclipse. The upcoming one however will most likely appear the usual pearly-gray to most locations in North America. But the color may appear darker or slightly reddish for skywatchers in Europe and Asia due to a partial penumbral eclipse of the Moon.

According to Space.com, at the time of the full moon, the summer constellations will be in full view all night, but the moon's brightness will wash out most fainter stars. 

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