June 21st at 10.24am will be the summer solstice 2026 and the first full moon of the hottest season of the year is expected on the night between the 29th and 30th. It will appear smaller than usual and we will call it Strawberry micromoonwe don’t miss it!
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Why micromoon
It will return on the night between 29 and 30 June micromoonthat perhaps less spectacular event than Supermoon but always fascinating, in which the full moon (actually also the New Moononly you can’t see it) is at apogee (i.e. the point of the lunar orbit furthest from Earth). We always point out, however, that, how Supermooneven the term micromoon is not an official definition, because it was never confirmed byInternational Astronomical Union.
In this case the full moon will be at a distance from the Earth of approximately 405,254 kmagainst an average distance of 382,500 km. As he explains Timeanddateunder these conditions our satellite can appear between 12.5% and 14.1% smaller than a Supermoon And between 5.9% and 6.9% of an average full moon.
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Why Strawberry Moon
The first full moon of summer will be there Strawberry Moonnamed so by Native Americans because this moon marked the beginning of the strawberry picking season in North America. In Europe, however, it was exactly there Honeymoonbut also Hot moonor Hay moon.
There Honeymoonwhich we still refer to today honeymoonrecalls mead, an alcoholic drink produced by the fermentation of honey and sipped since the Neolithic but of which we also find traces in Ancient Egypt.
In fact, in many regions of Europe, newly married couples were traditionally given a quantity of mead sufficient for an entire month’s consumption. In this way, it was believed that this drink helped in procreation. And, given that in ancient times time was not marked by the current Gregorian calendar but by the phases of the moon, the “honeymoon” was referred to as the period of time in which the couple would sip the drink to procreate.
When and how to admire the Strawberry microMoon of June 30, 2026
The moon will technically be full on June 30, 2026 at 1.56 am Italian timebut throughout the night between the 29th and 30th we will be able to admire the show (weather permitting). Let’s raise our eyes to the sky and look above the South – South-East horizon, towards the constellation of Sagittarius: we will admire a splendid moon (in the map the sky of June 29, 2026 at 11.30 pm).
Don’t miss it!
Sources: Moongiant / Timeanddate
