Strawberry Moon 2021: 10 stunning photos of June’s full moon
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Skygazers got a special treat Thursday as the “strawberry moon” glowed overhead. The nickname came from Native American tribes whose members harvested strawberries after June’s full moon, the Farmer’s Almanac reported.
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The strawberry full moon rises behind the ancient marble temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 45 miles south of Athens, on Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The Full Moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, is seen as vehicles are on their way on a highway at early morning in Ankara, Turkey on June 25, 2021. (Ismail Duru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The full moon, known as the strawberry moon, rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on June 24, 2021. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The full Strawberry moon, the last super moon of the year, rises above Kuwait City, on June 24, 2021. (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The full moon rises over the parliament building on the Danube on June 24, 2021, in Budapest, Hungary. (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The Super Strawberry Moon rises behind the antenna on One World Trade Center in New York City on June 24, 2021, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The full Strawberry moon, the last super moon of the year, rises above Kuwait City, on June 24, 2021. (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky The Full Moon known as the Strawberry Moon rises over Manhattan of New York City as JetBlue plane flies through is seen from Montclair in New Jersey, United States, on June 23, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky A strawberry full moon rises behind a statue of William Penn atop City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Photos: June 2021 Strawberry Moon brightens the night sky Full moon rises over illuminated buildings in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, June, 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtag #strawberrymoon. Here are some of our favorites: