Taken at about 9 p.m., June 10, shortly after moon rise. Taken with what amounts to the equivalent of a 510 mm lens.
Taken about 2:35 a.m. on June 11 at the full moon’s brightest. Interesting to see how the image of the moon’s surface is different in the two photos, as the moon is rotating.
Strawberry Moon – June 2025
Named After Ripening Strawberries
June’s Full Moon is named after the wild strawberries that ripen this month and could be gathered by the Native American tribes. Other native names are Berries Ripen Moon, Green Corn Moon, and Hot Moon.
The Celtic names are Horse Moon, Dyan Moon, and Rose Moon. Other English names are Flower Moon and Planting Moon. Other sources quote Mead Moon as the Anglo-Saxon name because this was the time for mowing the meads, or meadows.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The first full moon of the summer, coined the strawberry moon, will light up the sky starting Tuesday night. It will be the lowest full moon in decades and one that astronomers have said won’t happen again until 2043.
The moon will appear full for about three days, from June 10 through the morning of June 12, according to NASA. Despite its name, the moon won’t visually look pink or red in color.
Its name is attributed to the Algonquin tribes, where “strawberry moon” refers to the time of year when fresh berries are harvested. In Europe, it can be referred to as the “rose moon.”
What’s special about this June’s full moon?
It will be the lowest full moon of the calendar year and the lowest it’s been in the sky in nearly two decades. The moon’s low position in the sky gives it a larger appearance, a term known as the “Moon Illusion.”
NASA’s interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year shows the strawberry moon will actually be a few thousand miles closer to Earth during the full moon phase.
Our thanks to Tom Ganser for sharing these interesting photos and information.
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