Look up Monday evening for the full strawberry moon

Key Points:

• The full moon of June, known as the Strawberry Moon, will reach its full phase at 7:56 p.m. on June 29 and will be visible throughout the night, rising just after sunset in the southeastern sky.
• The Strawberry Moon name originates from Algonquian-speaking Indigenous peoples who associated the late June full moon with the ripening of wild strawberries, marking the time for harvest.
• The moon may appear yellow, orange, or subtly pinkish at moonrise due to Rayleigh scattering, where Earth's atmosphere scatters shorter blue wavelengths and allows longer red and orange wavelengths to reach observers.
• Different Indigenous nations had various names for June’s full moon based on local natural events, such as the Green Corn Moon (Cherokee) and the Egg Laying Moon (Cree), reflecting the seasonal significance in their regions.
• The June full moon appears lower in the sky compared to previous months because it is opposite the Sun, which is at its highest point during the June solstice; the next full moon, the Buck Moon, will occur on July 29.