STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The strawberry moon, June’s full moon, will illuminate the sky Tuesday night, according to AccuWeather.
This moon earned its moniker from the Indigenous peoples who once lived in the northeastern U.S.
Chris Palma, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University, told AccuWeather that the Indigenous peoples realized that the start of the strawberry harvest season typically began around the same time of June’s full moon.
Coincidentally, stargazers who think the moon was named for its resemblance to the berry may not be disappointed this year.
“But interestingly, this moon, where the sun is very high in the sky, the moon is actually going to be very low in the sky,” Palma told AccuWeather. “So there’s a chance it will actually look a little bit reddish or pink, and, and so that may also be part of the origin of the name.”
The full moon will rise Tuesday night and be visible through Wednesday morning.
AccuWeather notes that those who miss the moon Tuesday can look to the sky Wednesday night as the moon will still appear full.
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