NASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year shows the strawberry moon will actually be a few thousand miles closer to Earth during the full moon phase. Last year ...

If you're planning on observing ... the moon is 1% full, which puts it in the waning crescent phase. It is 29 days old. Today, the moon is 224,183 miles (360,787 kilometers) away from the Earth.

today (May 12), at which point Earth's closest celestial companion will be well below the horizon for skywatchers across the U.S. This sets the stage for a dramatic lunar entry when the full moon ...