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The famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles will also host a live stream of the Strawberry Moon rising from its most southerly position on the eastern horizon in 18 years. The observatory will go live on YouTube starting at 11:42 p.m. ET on June 11 (0342 GMT on June 12).
June’s full moon, known as the strawberry moon, will rise on the evening of Tuesday, June 10. It will appear extraordinarily low in the sky.
This Full Moon, also known as the Full Moon in Sagittarius, is happening on June 11th at 11:42 a.m. ET and it's all about less talking and more listening.
This morning’s Strawberry Moon was especially low because we are currently sitting in something called a Major Lunar Standstill. This is a cycle of about 18 years that occurs with the moon’s orbit, and we are in the part of the cycle that causes the moon to cut a very low arc over the horizon.
People in Yorkshire marvelled as a full Strawberry Moon made its most vivid appearance in almost two decades. The phenomenon lit up skies across the UK on Wednesday night, prompting residents to capture the moment on camera.