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The full Strawberry Moon will turn full on Monday, June 29, 2026. Named for the traditional strawberry harvest in parts of North America in June, this full moon is notable for three reasons: it\u2019s the first full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it will hang lower in the sky than any other full moon of 2026, and it will be the second-smallest full moon of the year. As with every full moon, the exact moment of peak illumination is not the best time to observe it. The most beautiful views will come at moonrise, when the Strawberry Moon will appear low on the southeastern horizon during dusk. <\/p>\n
A “Strawberry Moon” rises over the Pacific Ocean at Narrawallee Beach, located near Mollymook on the South Coast of New South Wales in Australia, June 6, 2020. (Photo by David Gray\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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The Strawberry Moon reaches its exact full phase at 7:58 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 29, 2026, while it\u2019s still below the horizon as seen from North America. <\/p>\n
This full moon occurs just a day after apogee, the point in the moon\u2019s 29-day orbit when it is farthest from Earth. Full moons that coincide with apogee are known as micromoons \u2014 the opposite of a supermoon \u2014 and appear about 12-14% smaller and dimmer than average. <\/p>\n
June\u2019s full moon is traditionally known as the Strawberry Moon, a name associated with seasonal harvests rather than the moon\u2019s color. Other names include the Berries Ripen Moon, Green Corn Moon and Hot Moon, according to TimeAndDate.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best Time To See The Full \u2018strawberry Moon\u2019 Rise<\/p>\n The single best evening to watch the Strawberry Moon rise will be Monday, June 29, 2026 \u2014 the night of the full moon \u2014 at the exact time of moonrise where you are<\/a>. To see the full moon at its best, find an elevated location, an open field or a coastline with a clear view of the southeastern horizon. <\/p>\n Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color \u2014 perfect timing. <\/p>\n New York City: sunset at 8:31 p.m. EDT, moonrise at 8:48 p.m. EDT.Los Angeles: sunset at 8:08 p.m. PDT, moonrise at 8:26 p.m. PDT.<\/p>\n The night before, the moon rises before sunset while the sky is still very bright. The night after, it rises much later, when the sky is already dark.<\/p>\n A Low-Hanging Full Moon<\/p>\n June\u2019s Strawberry Moon is the lowest-hanging full moon of 2026 in the Northern Hemisphere because of how the full moon mirrors the sun\u2019s position in the sky. A full moon is always opposite the sun, by definition. With the summer solstice occurring just days earlier on June 21, the sun is almost at its highest and longest daily arc across the sky. As a result, the full moon traces the lowest possible arc, rising and setting far to the southeast and southwest and never climbing very high.<\/p>\n In practical terms, that means the Strawberry Moon stays close to the horizon for much of the night. Seen through a thicker layer of Earth\u2019s atmosphere, it often takes on warm yellow or orange tones \u2014 and this geometry sets the stage for one of the most famous visual tricks in astronomy.<\/p>\n Background<\/p>\n The Strawberry Moon is the seventh of 13 full moons in 2026, a year that includes an extra full moon because the lunar year is about 11 days shorter than the solar year. Of those full moons, three are supermoons \u2014 on Jan. 3, Nov. 24 and Dec. 24 \u2014 when the moon is near perigee and appears larger than average. By contrast, June\u2019s Strawberry Moon represents the opposite extreme: the ultimate micromoon of 2026. The next full moon after this one will be the Buck Moon on July 29, 2026, which begins the run of higher, brighter summer full moons. <\/p>\n Further ReadingForbesWhy New York\u2019s \u2018Manhattanhenge Effect\u2019 Actually Lasts 44 DaysBy Jamie Carter<\/a>ForbesIt\u2019s 100 Days Until A Total Solar Eclipse. Here\u2019s How To See ItBy Jamie Carter<\/a>ForbesWhat Are Those Two Bright Stars In The West After Sunset?By Jamie Carter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline The full Strawberry Moon will turn full on Monday, June 29, 2026. Named for the traditional strawberry…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":761999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[49,48,17214,140118,253395,253396,28320,253392,253393,253394,66,306,234799,28321],"class_list":["post-761998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-full-moon","tag-full-moon-2026","tag-full-moon-calendar-2026","tag-full-moon-july","tag-is-tonight-a-full-moon","tag-june-full-moon","tag-micromoon","tag-moon-illusion","tag-science","tag-space","tag-strawberry-moon","tag-when-is-the-next-full-moon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}