This month flowers, fruits and plants are reaching their peaks and are ready to share in its abundance with all.ĭuring this month there is also a greater awareness about connections being made. It is also known as the Hot Moon for the hot summer days ahead. The Rose Moon signifies that rose blooms have reached their peak. The Mead Moon marks the time when to cut meadows. And what happens after a marriage celebration? The Honeymoon of course! In European areas, the Moon is also known by other names. Juno is the goddess of marriage and it was a common time for marriages in June. The Honey Moon in June has ties with the Roman Goddess Juno. Names for this moon include the Honey Moon, Mead Moon, Rose Moon and Hot Moon. Strawberries aren’t native in other countries, so unique names for this moon exist.
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The June full moon would then signal that it was time to pick and harvest these fruits. In June strawberries reach their peak in ripeness. The Full Moon name in June comes from Native American tribes and their harvest of strawberries.
We know the June Full Moon as the Strawberry Full Moon in North America. As spring swings into full bloom, and summer begins, there is a surge of adventure, optimism and confidence in ourselves that will make waves this season. The high energy that is flowing throughout the month provides opportunities to push onward and harder in our endeavors. This energy will come in enormous waves throughout the month as we approach these prime energy points. The full moon provides a lot of energy, but with the summer solstice this month that energy is amplified. June’s energy will reach its highest points during the full moon and summer solstice. In June we are seeing spring transform into summer, and with this shift there is also a shift in energy.
The days are filled with hot temperatures and cool refreshments to quench our thirst. The day is celebrated to commemorate the foundation of Buddhism in 236 BCE.Spring is in full bloom, fruit is ripe and summer days approach. While Buddhists call it Poson Poya, because of the Poson holiday in Sri Lanka. Some other names for this full Moon are Flower Moon, Hot Moon, Hoe Moon, and Planting Moon. This name came from the roses that bloom this time of year or the reddish colour of the full Moon. In some parts of Europe it is also known as Rose Moon. The old European name is the Honey Moon or Mead Moon as the time around the end of June is harvesting season for honey. In India, the full Moon of Jyestha month is known as Vat Purnima. Some publications do not consider this a supermoon, as it is farther from Earth than the earlier three ones, Nasa said. The first three was witnessed from March to June. Some believe that this full Moon will be the last of the 4 supermoons this year. The Strawberry moon is likely to appear in reddish or rose colour, mainly because it will rise above the horizon and will get the colour of the rising sun.Īccording to Nasa, various publications uses different parameters to decide when a full Moon is close enough to the Earth to qualify as a supermoon. As it got name from strawberry season, people think that it will be pink in colour. According to the almanac, June’s full moon is called the strawberry moon because it signaled to some Native American tribes that it was the time of year to gather ripening strawberries.
In the 1930s, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac began publishing Native American names for the full Moons of the year. The Moon will appear full for about three days around this time, from early Wednesday morning through early Saturday morning,” Nasa said. “While this will be on Thursday for much of the Earth, from India Standard Time eastward to Line Islands Time, and the International Dateline, this will be on Friday morning. However, some of the European countries named it Honey Moon, others named it Rose moon. NASA described it as a Strawberry Moon because the full Moon will appear in red just like the colour of a strawberry. According to NASA, the full moon will take place on June 24 at 2:40 pm EDT (June 25 at 12:10 am IST). After the recent Lunar and Solar Eclipses, now it’s time for another full moon: The Strawberry Moon.
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