The next full moon is a strawberry moon
Honey or Honey Moon, Rose Moon, Flower Moon, Hot Moon, Hoe Moon, Planting Moon, Vat Purnima, Poson Poya, and LRO Moon. The next full moon will occur on Saturday evening, June 3, 2023, appearing opposite the Sun at Earth's longitude just before midnight at 11:42 pm EDT. Bright star Antares appears a few degrees to the right of the moon. This will happen on Sunday from the DST zones of Argentina and the Atlantic eastward through the rest of North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the United States from Australia to the Central Pacific International Date Line. Most commercial calendars use Greenwich Mean Time or Coordinated Universal Time (GMT or UTC) and display this full moon on Sundays.The full moon appears for three days during this period, from Friday evening to Monday morning, meaning it will be a full moon weekend. , Maine Farmers' The Almanac began publishing Indians; Full moon names in the 1930s and these names are widely known and used today. According to this almanac, like the June full moon, the Algonquin tribes of what is now the Northeastern United States called it the "Strawberry Moon. The name comes from the relatively short strawberry picking season in the Northeastern United States. At least in my garden I can certify that there are strawberries!
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The old European name for this full moon is Mead or Honey Moon. Mead is a drink made by fermenting honey mixed with water and sometimes with fruits, spices, grains or hops. In some countries, mead is also called mead (although mead is made differently in others). The word "honeymoon" dates back at least to 1500 AD ( ) in Europe.The tradition of calling the first month of marriage the "honeymoon" could be associated with this full moon because of the custom of getting married in June or because the "honeymoon" is the "sweetest" moon of the year. There seems little evidence to support the 19th-century theory that the word entered the English language through the custom of giving mead to newlyweds in the first month of marriage. Another European name for this full moon is rose moon, although it could also be the July full moon. Some sources claim that this name comes from the roses that bloom in June. Others point out that it's because of the full moon's reddish color when it's low in the sky.The moon's orbit around the earth is almost in the same plane as the earth's orbit around the sun (only about 5 degrees off). At the summer solstice, the sun is at its highest point of the year. Full moons face the sun, so a full moon will be low in the sky near the summer solstice. Especially in the higher latitudes of Europe, more of the atmosphere is visible when the full moon is low, increasing the likelihood of a reddish color (for the same reasons the rising and setting sun are red). If the name comes from the full moon's low altitude, the full moon on July 3, 2023 will be a pink moon, as it is closer to the summer solstice and does not arrive until the 22nd. 4 degrees above the southern horizon at its highest point, 2 degrees below the full moon. Other seasonal names for this full moon that I have found in various sources (sometimes with conflicting statements as to whether they are European or Native American in origin) are Flower Moon, Hot Moon, Hoe Moon, and Planting Moon. For Hindus it is Vat Purnima. During the three full moon days, married women show their love to their husbands by tying a ceremonial thread around the fig tree. The celebration is based on the legend of Savitri and Satyavan.
For Buddhists it is Poson Poya. The Poison Festival in Sri Lanka commemorates the introduction of Buddhism in 236 BC. Another tribe called this full moon. This tribe is scattered today but lived primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The tribe's language is mostly English, but with a good mix of acronyms, mysterious scientific and engineering terms, and Hawaiian phrases (with the gratifying contribution of a former assistant project manager). This tribe consisted of people from all walks of life, many of whom joined other tribes, and devoted themselves to the exploration of the moon. This tribe calls June's Full Moon LRO, after the spacecraft they launched to the moon on June 18, 2009. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to orbit the moon, providing information about our nearest celestial neighbor, in part helping us to understand our planet. In many traditional lunar and lunar calendars, the full moons fall in the middle of the lunar months. This full moon falls in the middle of the fourth month of the Chinese year of the rabbit and Siwan in the Jewish calendar.In the Muslim calendar, the months begin with the first sighting of the sickle just after the new moon. This full moon near the center of Dhu al-Qadah, one of the four holy months when wars are forbidden. As usual, it is advisable to wear appropriate celestial ceremonial attire in honor of the full moon. As with other celestial events between now and the next full moon (with times and angles based on NASA Headquarters location in Washington DC):
As spring ends and summer begins, daily sunshine durations peak on the day of the solstice and begin to decrease again. Solar days (measured, for example, from solar noon to solar noon on a sundial) last more than 24 hours near the solstice, so the earliest sunrise of the year occurs before and the latest sunset occurs after the solstice. On Saturday, June 3, 2023 (full moon day), dawn begins at 4:33 AM, sunrise begins at 5:44 AM, and solar noon begins at 1:06 AM when the sun reaches its maximum elevation of 73. 5 degrees and the setting sun occurs at 8:29 p.m. and dusk ends at 9:40 p.m. June 13 and 14 are the earliest sunrises of the year, with sunrise at 5:42:11 a.m. EDT and early twilight beginning at 4:30 a.m.From solar noon on June 19 to solar noon on June 20 will be the longest sunny day this semester, 13 seconds longer than 24 hours. The summer solstice occurs on June 21 at 10:57 am, dawn begins at 4:30 am, sunrise at 5:43 am, and solar noon at 1:10 pm, when the sun is at its maximum elevation of 74.6 degrees reaches degrees (the height of the year), sunset at 8:37 p.m. and dusk ending at 9:49 p.m. This is the day with the longest span of the day (14 hours, 53, minutes, 42.5 seconds).June 28th sees the last sunset of the year, with sunset at 8:37:30 PM and dusk ending at 9:50 PM. On Monday, July 3 (the day after the next full moon), dawn will begin at 4:36 am, sunrise will be at 5:47 am, and solar noon will be at 1:12 pm, when the sun will be at its zenith reached The maximum altitude is 74. 1 degrees, the sunset will be at 20:37, and the evening will end at 21:49. Two meteor showers peak during this lunar cycle, but are expected to produce few or no visible meteors. The Arietids will peak on June 7, 2023, but this is a daily meteor shower, so there may be few meteors visible before sunrise.June bootids typically produce few or no visible meteors, even during their peak on June 27 (when moonlight will disrupt this year), but that rain had an explosion producing 50 to 100 visible meteors per hour in 1998, and one further on June 23 . . 2004, which produced 20 to 50 visible meteors per hour. An unexpected explosion is possible but unlikely.
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Evening sights in the sky
On the evening of Saturday, June 3, 2023 (full moon night), at the end of twilight (9:40 p.m. EDT), the rising full moon stands 10 degrees above the southeast horizon near bright star Antares. Two of the five visible planets will be visible in the sky, bright Venus (as the Evening Star) at 22 degrees on the west-northwest horizon and Mars at 28 degrees on the west horizon near the Ul cluster. The bright star closest to Mount will be Arcturus, the th brightest star in the constellation Shepherd or Plowman Bootes, located 76 degrees above the southeastern horizon. Arcturus is the fourth brightest star in our night sky and is 36.7 light years away.Despite having roughly the same mass as our Sun, it is about 2.6 billion years older and has consumed hydrogen at its core, becoming a red giant 25 times larger and 170 times more luminous than our Sun. As the lunar cycle progresses, brighter Venus, Mars and background stars move west each evening (as Earth moves around the Sun), Venus and Mars move more slowly. Venus will pass the Hive Cluster on June 13th. The waxing moon will follow the lines of Pollux, Venus, Mars and Regulus and will see Pollux on June 19th, Venus and Mars on June 21st, Mars on June 21st and 22nd, Regulus on June 22nd and 23rd and August 27th. June Spica pass and Antares on June 30th.Also on June 30th, the planets Venus and Mars will be closest to this apparition, being 3.6 degrees apart. On the evening of Monday, July 3 (the night of the next full moon), when dusk ends (at 9:49 p.m. EDT), the rising full moon will be 3 degrees above the southeast horizon. Two of the five visible planets will be in the sky, Venus bright (as the Evening Star) at 11 degrees and Mars 14 degrees above the western horizon. The nearest brightest star will still be Arcturus, located 65 degrees above the southwest horizon.
Morning views in the sky
On the morning of Saturday, June 3, 2023 (the morning before the next full moon), at early dawn (at 4:33 a.m. EDT), the full moon stands 4 degrees above the southwest horizon at sunset, with Antares as the star 9 degrees to the left. Two of the visible planets will be in the sky, bright Jupiter 8 degrees above the eastern horizon and Saturn 30 degrees above the southeast horizon. The planet Mercury is seen rising in the glow of dawn (6 minutes after dawn began in ). The next bright star in the sky will be Deneb, 81 degrees above the NE horizon. Deneb is about 20 times more massive than our Sun, but it has reduced its hydrogen content and has become a blue-white supergiant about 200 times the diameter of our Sun. If Deneb were where our sun is, it would extend roughly in Earth's orbit. About 2,600 light-years away, Deneb is the 19th brightest star in our night sky. During this lunar cycle, Jupiter, Saturn and the background stars move west each evening. The waning Moon appears near Saturn on June 10th, Jupiter on June 14th and star clusters Pleiades and Mercury on June 16th.On the morning of Saturday, June 3 (the morning before the next full moon), at dawn (at 4:36 am EDT), the full moon stands 6 degrees above the southwest horizon at sunset. Two of the visible planets will be in the sky, bright Jupiter 28 degrees above the eastern horizon and Saturn 40 degrees above the southern horizon. The bright star appearing closest overhead will always be Deneb, located 72 degrees above the west-northwest horizon.
Detailed daily guide
Here is a daily list of celestial events from now until the next full moon for reference. The times and angles are based on NASA's Washington DC location, so some of these details may differ at your location (I use parentheses to indicate specific times that may be different for you). From Friday night to Saturday morning, 26th-27th May 2023, bright star Regulus will appear near the waxing moon. Regulus will be 4 degrees lower to the left of the Moon at late dusk (9:33 p.m. EDT) and will not set until about 4 hours later (1:41 a.m.) at the earliest. At noon on Saturday, May 27, 2023 the moon will appear half full as it reaches its first quarter at 11:22 am EDT. On Monday morning, May 29, 2023, during this apparition (maximum elongation), the planet Mercury will appear farthest from the Sun as seen from Earth. Since the angle between Mercury's Sun line and the horizon line varies with the seasons when Mercury and the Sun appear farthest apart, it will not be the case when Mercury rises over the nearer east-northeast horizon at early dawn , which will be the case takes place in early June. On Monday evening, May 29, 2023, bright planet Venus and bright star Pollux will pass closer together at a distance of 4 degrees. At the end of twilight (9:35 p.m. EDT), Pollux is in the upper-right corner of Venus in the west-northwest sky, with the more distant planet Mars in the upper-left corner. Venus will first set about two hours later (at 11:51 p.m.). From Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, 30.-31. May 2023, bright star Spica will appear near the waning moon. Spica will have a temperature of 6.5 degrees in the moon's lower-left corner at the end of dusk (9:36 p.m. EDT), just 8 minutes before the moon reaches its highest point in the night sky. As the night progresses they will get a little closer, with Spica taking first place about 6 hours later (at 3:26). On Wednesday evening, May 31st, 2023, the moon will move and the 7th will appear.4 degrees above Spica and the couple will part during the night. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings June 1-3, 2023, use your telescope or binoculars to look for the planet Mars as it passes the Ul cluster. He will appear next on June 2nd. From Friday, June 2 to Tuesday, June 6, 2023, Mercury will rise 6 minutes after dawn begins (rounded to the nearest minute) over the east-northeast horizon. However, where Mercury rises, it's near the brightest part of the horizon, near where the Sun rises, so the best view of Mercury from that rise will likely be in late May or early June.
As mentioned above, the next full moon will occur on Saturday evening, June 3, 2023 at 11:42 p.m. EDT just before midnight near the bright star Antares. The full moon appears for three days during this period, from Friday evening to Monday morning, meaning it will be a full moon weekend. After dusk ends (at 9:40 p.m.), Antares appears within 3 degrees upper right of the Moon. Antares will be 4 degrees to the right when the moon is at its highest point in the sky on the night of the year (Sunday morning at 1:08 am). When dawn begins (at 4:33 a.m. ), Antares will be 6 degrees down to the right of the Moon. On Sunday morning, June 4, 2023, the bright planet Venus will reach its maximum angular distance from the Sun for this apparition (called maximum elongation) as seen from Earth. Because the angle of the line between the Sun and Venus and the horizon line changes with the seasons, the date when Venus and the Sun appear to be furthest from Earth is not the same date when Venus is highest above Earth appears. Horizon at the end of the evening twilight on May 2nd. At 7:07 p.m. EDT on Tuesday evening, June 6, 2023, the Moon is in perigee and is closest to Earth in that orbit. On Saturday morning, June 10, 2023, the planet Saturn will appear near the descending crescent. As the Moon rises over the east-southeast horizon (at 1:29 am EDT), Saturn will be about 6 degrees up right.The pair appear to split later in the morning, with dawn starting three hours later (at 4:31 a.m.). On Saturday afternoon, June 10, 2023, the waning moon will appear half full as it reaches its last quarter at 3:31 p.m. EDT. On Tuesday evening, June 13, 2023, use your telescope or binoculars to look for bright planet Venus passing to the right of the Hive cluster, with planet Mars in the upper left corner. If the weather is uncertain, there should still be nice evenings before and after. The Washington, DC area has its earliest sunrise of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13 and 14, 2023 at 5:42:11 am EDT. On Wednesday morning, June 14, 2023, bright planet Jupiter will appear approximately 2 degrees to the right of the waning waxing Moon. The Moon and Jupiter rise together over the east-northeast horizon (3:11 a.m. EDT), just over an hour before dawn begins (4:30 a.m.).
On Friday morning, June 16, 2023, a thin waning crescent moon will appear low on the east-northeast horizon, about 5 degrees below the Pleiades star cluster. The moon will be just 2 degrees above the horizon by early dawn (4:30 a.m. EDT). About 15 minutes later, Mercury will be rising about 5 degrees below the Moon, although the increasing dawn glow might make these bodies difficult to see (use of binoculars would be helpful). Early Sunday morning, June 18, 2023 at 12:37 pm EDT will be a new moon day when the moon will transit between the earth and sun and will not be visible from earth. In many lunisolar calendars, the day or day after the new moon marks the beginning of a new month.The fifth month of the Chinese calendar begins on Sunday June 18th. Sunset on Monday, June 19 marks the beginning of Tammuz on the Jewish calendar. In the Islamic calendar, the months traditionally begin with the first sighting of the waxing crescent. Many Muslim communities now follow Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar, which uses astronomical calculations to start months more predictably. Using this calendar, sunset on Sunday evening, June 18, 2023, will likely mark the start of Dhu al-Hijjah, although this is one of four months for which calendar dates are frequently corrected by Saudi religious authorities based on actual croissant sightings. Dhu al-Hijjah is the month of Hajj on the eighth, ninth and tenth days of the month, the day of Arafah on the ninth day and Eid al-Adha, the "Feast of Sacrifice" which begins on the tenth and ends on the thirteenth. Performing the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, at least once in a lifetime is one of the five pillars of Islam. On Monday evening, June 19, 2023, a very thin waning crescent moon can be seen on the west-northwest horizon about 5 degrees below bright star Pollux . At late twilight (9:49 p.m. EDT), the moon will only be visible 4 degrees above the horizon and the moon will set 33 minutes later (at 10:22 p.m.). On Tuesday evening, June 20, at the end of dusk (at 9:49 p.m.), the Moon moves more than 8 degrees towards the upper left corner of Pollux, and Pollux will become 55 minutes later (at 10: 00 o'clock) go down ). 40:00).The summer solstice, the astronomical end of spring and the beginning of summer, occurs on Wednesday morning, June 21, 2023 at 10:58 am EDT. This is the day with the longest span of the day (14 hours, 53 minutes, 42.5 seconds). Although it is the longest daylight period of the year, it is not the longest sunny day of the year (measured, for example, from noon to solar noon). The longest sunny day is around the winter solstice in December.
On Wednesday evening, June 21, 2023, bright planet Venus, a waning crescent moon and planet Mars form a triangle in the evening sky, with bright star Regulus to the upper left. After dusk ends (at 9:49 p.m. EDT), Venus appears about 3 degrees lower left of the Moon and Mars appears about 6 degrees upper left of the Moon. Venus will first set over the west-northwest horizon about 1.5 hours later (at 11:21 p.m.). On Thursday evening, June 22, 2023, the incoming crescent moon will move and form a triangle with planet Mars on the lower right, bright star Regulus on the left, and bright Venus on the lower right. At 2:31 p.m. EDT on Thursday afternoon, June 22, 2023, the Moon is at apogee and is the farthest point from Earth in that orbit. On Friday evening, June 23, 2023, the entering crescent moon moves to the upper left corner, creating a jagged line in the western sky from the upper left Moon to Regulus, then to Mars, and then to bright Venus in the lower corner to LAW. On Monday morning, June 26, 2023, the moon will be half full when it reaches its first quarter at 3:50 am EDT. For the Washington area, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 is the last sunset of the year, with sunset at 8:37:30 am EDT. On Saturday morning, July 1st, 2023, the planet Mercury will migrate to the other side of the Sun in what is known as Upper Conjunction.As Mercury orbits Earth, it will transition from morning sky to evening sky, emerging from the twilight glow over the western horizon sometime after July 6 (depending on viewing conditions). On the evenings of June/July 2023, bright planet Venus and planet Mars will appear close together in the western sky, forming a line with bright star Regulus. On Friday evening, June 30th, Venus and Mars will be closest to each other. At the end of dusk (9:50 p.m. EDT), Venus is 13 degrees above the western horizon, Mars is 3.6 degrees upper left, and Regulus is further left.Venus will be the first to set over the west-northwest horizon 72 minutes later (at 11:02 p.m.).
From Friday evening to early Saturday morning, June 30 to July 1, 2023, bright star Antares will appear near the expanding Moon. The Moon will be 25 degrees above the southeast horizon at the end of dusk (9:50 p.m. EDT), with Antares 4 degrees lower left. As the night progresses, the moon approaches Antares. An hour later (at 10:51 p.m.) the moon reaches its highest point in the night sky. When Antares sets over the southwestern horizon on Saturday morning (at 3:31), Antares will be just one degree to the left of the Moon. The next full moon will be Monday morning, July 3, 2023 at 7:39 am EDT. The full moon appears for three days during this period, from Saturday evening to Tuesday evening.
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