Had enough of the false springs already? Fed up with the never-ending winter blues lasting into mid-May?
If so, the next full moon might be a harbinger of better weather.
The so-called Strawberry Moon this year turns full on Wednesday, June 11, at 3:44 a.m. Eastern Time. Traditionally it encompassed the whole lunar month of June—not just the full moon period—and signalled the start of hot weather.
The full “Strawberry Moon” sounds deliciously colourful. No, it won’t turn red or even pinkish. Compared to September’s full Corn Moon or April’s Pink Moon, the Strawberry Moon’s hue is little affected by its proximity to the horizon, which filters red light through Earth’s atmosphere like a pair of giant sunglasses, tinting the moon rust red around the autumn and spring equinoxes….