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The Strawberry Moon has taken on other seasonal monikers by various cultures over time...
As summer kicks into full swing, skywatchers will be treated to a luminous full moon on the evening of June 21, 2024...
This full moon, aptly named the "Strawberry Moon," earns its fruity title from the relatively short strawberry harvesting season in the northeastern United States...
According to the Maine Farmer's Almanac, which began publishing Native American full moon names in the 1930s, the June full moon is called the Strawberry Moon..
"As the Algonquin tribes observed the moon cycles, they noticed the June full moon coincided with the peak strawberry season."..
