Strawberry Moon: Will moon be pink? When is June’s full moon, what to know

Strawberry Moon: Will moon be pink? When is June’s full moon, what to know

June’s full moon – dubbed the Strawberry Moon – will light up the summer sky this weekend.

But don’t expect a giant pink orb in the sky.

The full Strawberry Moon will rise on Saturday, June 3. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the moon will reach peak illumination at 11:43 p.m. ET (10:43 p.m. CT).

June’s full moon doesn’t take its name from its color but rather the time of year it appears. According to the Almanac, the Strawberry Moon name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes in the northeastern U.S. as well as Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the season of the year that “June-bearing” strawberries are ready to be gathered.

Other cultures refer to June’s full moons by a variety of names, indicative of the time of year they appear. Anishibaabe people refer to the June moon as the “Blooming Moon,” while Cherokee call it the “Green Corn Moon,” and Western Abenaki call it the “Hoer Moon,” a reference to tending young crops.

Other moon names include the Birth Moon, Egg Laying Moon, Honey Moon, Mead Moon and Hatching Moon.

2023′s full moon calendar

Here are the remaining full moons for 2023:

Monday, July 3 – Full Buck Moon

Tuesday, Aug. 1- Full Sturgeon Moon

Wednesday, Aug. 30 – Full Blue Moon

Friday, Sept. 29 – Full Harvest Moon

Saturday, Oct. 28 – Full Hunter’s Moon

Monday, Nov. 27 – Full Beaver Moon

Tuesday, Dec. 26  – Full Cold Moon