If you feel like you need a distraction from everything happening on Earth right now, you'll have a good one this week. A full strawberry moon will be making an appearance. You can catch this delicious sight on June 5. According to the Farmer's Almanac, Canadians will be able to see this incredible celestial sight starting at 3:12 PM Eastern Time. You'll even be able to see it rising opposite the sunset. While the Earth's natural satellite will only be technically full on June 5, it will still look full on the day before and after as well. That means if you can't catch it on Friday, you can try and spot it on Thursday and Saturday too. The big question people might have about the strawberry moon is whether it will be pink or red like its namesake fruit. Unfortunately, the name doesn't apply to the moon's appearance, but rather to the time of year when it shows up. The Farmer's almanac warns not to believe any photos that are discoloured. The first full moon of June was often associated with the first strawberries of the year by Algonquin tribes. Due to coinciding with the peak harvest time for the delicious fruit, the name was almost universally adopted by other tribes as well. View this post on Instagram Idag är det 50 år sedan Neil Armstrong och Buzz Aldrin gick på månen🌕🌑 . #moon #themoon #luna #månen #nightphotography #strawberrymoon #june #fullmoon #moon_of_the_day #astro #astrophotography #skyphotography #sky #nightsky #pentax #naturephotography #naturelovers #landscapephotography #landscapelovers #jonkopingsweden #visitsweden #swedishmoments #seesweden #småland #night #ig_nature #ig_landscape #summer #apollo11 #moonlanding A post shared by Ida Thulin Prins (@76prins) on Jul 20, 2019 at 12:11am PDT In Europe, it was often referred to as the Rose Moon, since it coincided with roses starting to bloom for the first time each year. View this post on Instagram Are you a Selenophile (A person who loves the moon and its beauty)? Then, If you are one of them, You should be happy just like me!!! 📚 Astronomy Fact Alert 101 ✨ ⭕ Don't Miss Out The Strawberry Moon Eclipse On June 5, 2020 📍 The crest of the Moon's full phase happens on June 5, 2020, at 19:12 UTC. Skywatchers around the world will have to catch a glimpse of the almost-full Moon on the evenings before and after the peak. 📍 At that night the Full Moon will be close to the red supergiant star Antares, brightest star in the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion. 📍 This year, the night of the Strawberry Moon will also see a penumbral lunar eclipse take place. 📍 During the maximum phase of the eclipse, space observers in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa may see the Moon's surface turn slightly darker than usual. 📍 The Penumbral Eclipse begins on June 5, at 17:45 UTC. Maximum Eclipse at 19:25 UTC. The Eclipse ends at 21:04 UTC. 📍 It's a Full Moon meaning the Earth lies between the Sun and the Moon so the complete surface of the Moon is visible. 📍 Each month's Full Moon has a name and a meaning, dating back to Native Americans. June's full Moon is called the Strawberry Moon because the short season during which strawberries can be harvested happens in June. However, strawberries aren't native in Europe. There, June's Ful Moon is called the "Rose Moon." © National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) #strawberrymoon #selenophile #moonlovers #luna #nasa A post shared by Sandra Tribioli (@sandra_tribioli) on Jun 3, 2020 at 6:30am PDT The celestial body will also experience a penumbral lunar eclipse, where part of it is covered by Earth's penumbral shadow. However, this phenomenon is not often noticeable by observers. The Almanac states that less than six-tenths of the orb will fall into the shadow, and therefore will hardly be visible at all, except to those in central and east Africa, Eastern Europe, western and central Asia, most of Indonesia and Australia. NOW WATCH Canada's official 2020 Summer Forecast
