On June 24th we have the next and final supermoon or superfull moon for 2021. It is a supermoon that is also known as the “Strawberry Moon”. It is very rare to have three superfull moons in one year, let alone in three consecutive months, as happened this year, making 2021 an astronomically unique year. The superfull moon will rise at 21:12 on June 24th and will reach its largest size – that is, closest to Earth – at 21:41 (it will be 6.4% larger).
The June full moon is sometimes called the "Moon ," according to the American magazine Farmer's Almanac, which reports that the nickname is associated with strawberries ripening in some parts of North America and is not related to the color of the moon.
Read also: "Super blood moon": Watch the total lunar eclipse of May 2021
In general, the term “supermoon» is used to describe a full moon that is at the closest point to Earth or near the elliptical orbit around the planet. A supermoon can appear slightly larger and brighter than a regular full moon.
See also: April's pink full moon will be the brightest moon of the year
“For 2021, some publications say we had four full moons from March to June. Others say we had three – from April to June – and two full moons in April and a supermoon in May,” NASA ’s executive program manager Gordon Johnston said in April.
Start preparing your shot or shots now. You can also tune in to the Virtual Telescope Project's livestream to watch the supermoon over Rome.
Suggestion: How to take good photos of the moon with your cell phone
If you want to find the time when the moon will rise in various countries, all you have to do is visit the site timeanddate.com.
To enjoy this impressive phenomenon even more, grab a telescope or binoculars, so you can have an even closer and clearer view of the full moon.
