June’s full moon, nicknamed the strawberry moon, will shine brightly on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The moon will be at its fullest at 3:44 a.m. ET Wednesday but will still appear ...

The standstill, when the moon is at its northernmost or southernmost point, occurs because the moon’s orbit is slowly dragged around in an 18.6-year cycle by the gravitational pull of the sun.

The full moon, or 'strawberry moon,' rises near the southern end of Whidbey Island, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Washington state. Author: KGW Staff Published: 8:33 AM PDT June 21, 2024 ...

But this will also be the lowest full moon visible from the Northern Hemisphere in decades due to a phenomenon called a major lunar standstill, according to EarthSky. The standstill, when the moon is ...