According to NASA, the 'Strawberry Moon' is also known as the Mead Moon or the HoneyMoon. This will be the first of three supermoons this summer.
The strawberry moon, on the other hand, does not resemble strawberries! According to NASA, the full moon Strawberry Moon was named by the Algonquin tribes of the United States and Canada after an abundant plant in the area. According to NASA, the 'Strawberry Moon' is also known as the Mead Moon or the HoneyMoon. This will be the first of three supermoons this summer.
As
per news reports, the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy's Ceccano will host a
free live stream of the Full Moon on Tuesday. The webcast will begin at 3.15 pm
EDT (12.45 am IST). The full moon will peak at nearly 5.22 pm on June 14.
However, it will not change its appearance throughout the night, so one can
watch it anytime after that.
In India, the June Full
Moon is known as Vat Purnima, a Hindu festival. According to the legend of
Savitri and Satyavan, the former, a devout wife, deceived Yama Raj, the Hindu
god of death and justice, into giving her husband new life. As a result,
Savitri is worshipped on Vat Purnima. On this day, married women fast and pray
for their husband's long life.
When a full moon coincides with the moon's
closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit, known as
"perigee," a supermoon occurs. The moon seems larger and brighter
than usual during this phase. The Moon reaches its perigee, about 2,26,000
miles from Earth, and its farthest point, or apogee, around 2,51,000 miles beyond
Earth during every 27-day orbit around Earth.
This year, according to the Old Farmers'
Almanac, there will be six more full moons.
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