STRAWBERRY MOON: 2016 SUMMER SOLSTICE SYNCS WITH JUNE'S FULL MOON

The summer solstice is the day with the most amount of sunshine as the sun will reach the highest point throughout the course of the year.This year's summer solstice on Monday coincides with the full strawberry moon for the first time in nearly 70 years.

Despite its name, the strawberry moon will glow more of a warm amber color than pink or red.The strawberry moon received its name from Native American Algonquin tribes, which knew it as the signal to collect ripe fruit, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

The last time a full moon landed on the summer solstice was in 1948, the Old Farmer's Almanac reported.

 

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