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03-06-2025
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Strawberry Moon to rise over Britain next week, but it will be in an odd place
This month will see the full Strawberry Moon burst into fruit in the UK's skies, but in a rather unusual place. The first full Moon of summer will be unusually low in the sky due to the recent 'lunar standstill', which means the Moon appears low in the sky when it is due south and due to the proximity to this month's Summer Solstice. The Strawberry Moon will be quickly followed by the Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year - which will peak on Saturday 21 June 2025 at 3:41 am The Moon will appear lower in the sky due to last December's 'major lunar standstill', an event that occurs every 18.6 years and means the moon reaches its most extreme positions on the horizon. This means the Moon's path across the sky is longer: 'major lunar standstills' occur when the tilt of the moon and the tilt of the Earth coincide. Moons also always appear lower in the sky around the summer solstice. Nasa said: 'On the summer solstice the Sun appears highest in the sky for the year. Full Moons are opposite the Sun, so a full Moon near the summer solstice will be low in the sky.' In Scotland, people are gathering this month at the standing stones in Callanish to witness the 'lunar standstill' from among the stones erected on the Isle of Lewis from 3,000BC. Pete Lawrence of BBC Sky at Night Magazine says, 'This evening and into the morning of 11 June, the full Moon is very low when due south. 'This is near a 'major lunar standstill', the lowest Moon in an 18.6-year lunar cycle. The Moon will appear bigger because it is near the horizon, which makes people perceive it as larger, relatively speaking. Lawrence says that June 11 is 'a perfect chance to experience the Moon illusion, which makes the low full Moon appear much larger than it really is.' The Moon illusion occurs when the Moon is near the horizon, and makes our satellite appear much bigger. The phenomenon has been known since ancient times but is still not fully understood. The full Moon will peak on the morning of 11 June at 8.44am, but the Moon will appear full for the nights either side of that as well. Full moons roughly line up to the months of the year (the word 'month' comes from the word 'moon'). Because extra days were added to some calendar months to make the year add up to 365 days, months do not line up perfectly with full Moons. The names we use for full Moons today (such as 'cold Moon', 'wolf Moon' and 'harvest Moon') come to us indirectly from Native American traditions Nasa's Gordon Johnston wrote: 'In the 1930s the Maine Farmer's Almanac began publishing 'Indian' names for the full moons, tying these names to the European months. Nasa said that June's full Moon is 'the Strawberry Moon, a name that comes from the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries in the north-eastern United States.' Around the world, June's full Moon is also known as the Flower Moon, Hot Moon and Planting Moon.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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When is the next full moon? What to know about June's Strawberry Moon
June's full moon will be the last full moon of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. A full moon happens about once per month — or every 29.5 days — and occurs when the moon is aligned in such a way that Earth is "between" the moon and sun, according to the Lunar and Planetary Institute. Full moons rise around sunset and set around sunrise and are visible for a few days, according to NASA. A full moon will happen at 12:43 a.m. PT on June 11, 2025, according to Time and Date. This full moon is often referred to as the Strawberry Moon. The Strawberry Moon got its name from Native American tribes in the northeastern U.S. that used it to "mark the ripening of 'June-bearing' strawberries that are ready to be gathered," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac website. The name doesn't have anything to do with the moon's color, according to the website. The Maine Farmer's Almanac began printing Native American moon names in the 1930s, according to a 2024 article by NASA. Indigenous tribes "gave names to each of the full moons to keep track of the passing year," according to Western Washington University. The June full moon has alternative names, such as Leaf Moon, Green Corn Moon and Hoer Moon, according to the university. These are the moon phases in June 2025, according to Moongiant: 🌓 First Quarter: June 3. 🌕 Full Moon: June 11. 🌗 Last Quarter: June 18. 🌑 New Moon: June 25. The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on June 20, 2025, according to The summer solstice is the astronomical start of summer. This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Next full moon 2025: What to know about June's Strawberry Moon
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07-05-2025
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How to see the flower moon in UK skies next week
The flower moon will rise over the UK on 12 May, but will be a little smaller than most full moons. A micromoon rises behind the so-called liver bird, the symbol of Liverpool that sits on top of the city's Royal Liver Building. (Alamy) The flower moon will rise over British skies on 12 May, but it will be a little smaller than most full moons, making it what is known as a 'micromoon'. The moon will appear full over most of the weekend, but will be at its best on Monday night. A full moon is when the moon appears as a complete circle in the sky: this is because the whole side of the moon facing us on Earth is lit up by the sun's rays. Because the moon does not produce its own light, we only see the parts of it that are lit up by other objects like the sun. This one will appear smaller, as it's further away. Where and when is the best time to see it? The flower moon will rise over the UK at 9.28pm BST on 12 May, according to Sky at Night. The moon will rise in the southeast beneath the constellation Libra and will not rise very high in the sky, and will stay in the southern part of the sky, setting in the southwest before dawn. A micromoon rises over the Czech capital of Prague last month. (Alamy) Why is it called the flower moon? The names we use for full moons today (such as cold moon, wolf moon and harvest moon) come to us indirectly from Native American traditions. Nasa's Gordon Johnston wrote: 'In the 1930s, the Maine Farmer's Almanac began publishing Indian names for the full moons, tying these names to the European months." The flower moon is named as such because it coincides with a time of year when flowers are abundant – it's also known as the corn-planting moon or milk moon, according to NASA. What is a micromoon? In contrast to the better-known supermoon, this month's flower moon will be a "micromoon". This means it appears very slightly smaller from Earth. Both supermoons and micromoons are due to the fact that the moon's orbit is not a circle – it's elliptical. This means that the moon is sometimes closer to Earth and sometimes further away - a micromoon occurs when a full moon happens when it is furthest away from the Earth.
