If you’ve read this blog over the years, you know that I’ve often written about the moon. There’s at least a couple of reasons for that — one of my brothers-in-law absolutely believes that the moon influences every aspect of one’s life. So I think that made me a little more aware of the moon, but I’ve always been somewhat fascinated by it.
Anyhow, in a couple of days this month’s full moon will appear. I’m sure you already know that each month’s full moon has a “name.” Most likely, more than one — depending on your ancestral roots or where you live, or what your parents told you, etc.
The traditional name for the full moon in June is the Strawberry Moon. I know that lately, almost every full moon get some amount of press for being “special” for some reason or other. But the upcoming fully moon on June 11, 2025 really is kind of unique.
It’ll be the lowest full moon of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere.) The moon will rise, and stay, very low in the sky, making its lowest arc for the year. This happens because the full moon in June is opposite the sun, and the sun is at its highest point, so the moon, being opposite, is at its lowest point. The result will be that the moon will appear to hover low over the horizon all night and will create low moon shadows. It will also have a golden color. Because the moon stays low in the sky, it will appear larger than usual — that’s call a moon illusion.
As I said, the June moon is called the Strawberry Moon — the name comes from Native American tribes, particularly the Algonquin. They used it as a mark in time for harvesting strawberries.
In some places this month’s moon is called the Rose Moon and sometimes the Honey Moon — that name possibly comes from it being connected to June weddings.
So the upcoming moon is special because it’s a low-hanging, golden colored Strawberry Moon.
But I think the moon is always special…. even when it’s unseen, we trust it’s still there — just like hope in difficult times.
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