The Full Strawberry Moon will take place this Friday (21st) after the solstice

The Full Strawberry Moon will take place on Friday (21st), one day after the winter solstice. Find out more about the phenomenon

This Friday (21st), the full moon Strawberry. The phenomenon reaches its peak one day after the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere and can be seen from anywhere in Brazil, as long as the sky is clear and cloudless, of course.

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The full phase will take place at 10.08pm Brasilia time. Although various calendars indicate that it occurs only on Saturday (22nd), it is good to remember that the Moon will appear full for more or less three days, i.e. from Thursday (20th) to Sunday morning (24th).

This time, the Moon will reach the peak of its full phase near solstice, which takes place on Thursday (20th) and marks the beginning of winter in our country. Solstices occur twice a year and are caused by the Earth’s tilt, which causes different parts of the planet to receive different amounts of sunlight.

Another interesting fact is that, this time, the Moon will be at the farthest point of its orbit from the Sun. Look at it: the Moon orbits the Earth which, in turn, orbits the Sun in a trajectory that is not a circle perfect, but rather an ellipse. Therefore, on July 5 our planet will bring the Moon to its maximum distance from the Sun.

And, ultimately, what does the name that connects the Moon with strawberries mean? Well, this is just another one of the nicknames used by the people originally from the Northern Hemisphere, who gave different names to the entire phase of each month.

In this case, the “Full Strawberry Moon” refers to the short strawberry picking season. strawberries in the United States. In Europe, the entire June phase is known as “Mead Moon”, a drink made by fermenting honey with water and ingredients such as fruits and grains.

Source: NASA

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