The full moon on June 14 has many names that make you want a summer evening: strawberry moon, honey wine moon, hot moon. How to best observe the supermoon.
Munich – The so-called strawberry moon is expected on June 14, 2022. The full moon often has a slightly reddish tint on this night and is particularly visible this year.
Strawberry Moon on June 14, 2022: The Many Names of the Full Moon
Every year, the so-called flower moon in May is followed by the strawberry moon in June. The old German name Brachmond or Brachet goes back to the three-field system, in which the agricultural area was divided into three parts and then farmed alternately, reports the Astrology Forum timeanddate.de: Traditionally, the fallow field was worked on in June.
The Algonquin, an American Aboriginal tribe, would have named the moon after a harvested fruit, so timeanddate.de: In June, the wild strawberries ripen in the homeland of the Algonquin – this is how the name came about Strawberry Moon, i.e. strawberry moon. The reddish color that the full moon has when it rises and sets in June also played a role in the naming.
and timeanddate.de tells of other names for the full moon in June that sound like a beautiful summer night: honey moon, rose moon, hot moon, honey wine moon.
The Strawberry Moon in June 2022: Also a Supermoon
The strawberry moon this June will also be a supermoon: if the moon comes particularly close to the earth, it will naturally appear larger than usual. If this time coincides with the full moon or new moon, one speaks colloquially of the “super moon”, is up timeanddate.de to read.
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The supermoon is particularly spectacular and photogenic when it is just above the horizon directly after moonrise or shortly before moonset. Then a psychological phenomenon called moon illusion makes the moon appear even larger.
Other exciting celestial phenomena are still waiting for you in 2022: in October, for example, a partial solar eclipse can be observed from Germany.
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