The full moon in the month of June is called Strawberry Moon, as per the Algonquin Native American tribe in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada and it refers to strawberry harvesting season in the region and not the moon's colour, according to NPR. This year, it's a "supermoon", which means the moon is at its closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit, as per NBC News.
In Pictures: Full Strawberry Supermoon Across The World
The full moon in the month of June is called Strawberry Moon, as per the Algonquin Native American tribe in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada and it refers to strawberry harvesting season in the region and not the moon's colour, according to NPR. This year, it's a "supermoon", which means the moon is at its closest to Earth during its elliptical orbit, as per NBC News.
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