Strawberry Moon 2021: 10 stunning photos of June’s full moon
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.
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.
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.
The full moon, known as the strawberry moon, rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on June 24, 2021.
The full Strawberry moon, the last super moon of the year, rises above Kuwait City, on June 24, 2021.
The full moon rises over the parliament building on the Danube on June 24, 2021, in Budapest, Hungary.
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.
The full Strawberry moon, the last super moon of the year, rises above Kuwait City, on June 24, 2021.
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.
A strawberry full moon rises behind a statue of William Penn atop City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Full moon rises over illuminated buildings in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, June, 24, 2021.
Social media users are sharing their photos with the hashtag #strawberrymoon. Here are some of our favorites:
1. New York City
Photo by @garyhershorn, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQe5qXIN39v/
2. Seattle
Photo by @siglivetoeat, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQfaDHRtZ-3/
3. Bellville, Ohio
Photo by @markshuttimages, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQh4Hn5r01_/
4. North Carolina
Photo by @ashevillepictures, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhr9X0h3zh/
5. Oklahoma
Photo by @davidrios2323, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhx0PDMvC_/
6. Delaware County, Ohio
Photo by @above_the_light, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhu8RoLS83/
7. Newport, Rhode Island
Photo by @andrewj_brooks, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhimR7Ht68/
8. Galveston, Texas
Photo by @shotsbyrayray, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhuGm3JQ_b/
9. San Antonio
Photo by @ando_kurohige, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQh_-EUs1Td/
10. Los Angeles
Photo by @neohumanity, Instagram
