Watch for the Full Strawberry Moon!
Look up! The Strawberry Moon appears on June 11. Will the last full Moon of spring be strawberry red? Learn more about this unusual full Moon and how it got its name.
When to See the Full Moon in June 2025
June’s full Moon will reach peak illumination on June 11 at 3:44 P.M. Eastern Time. See the Full Moon Calculator for your local time.
Why Is It Called the Strawberry Moon?
The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from many places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Historically, names for the full or new Moons were used to track the seasons. Today, we think of Moon names as “nicknames” for the Moon.
Read Next
June’s full Moon—typically the last full Moon of spring or the first of summer—has traditionally been called the Strawberry Moon. While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s hue or appearance, despite the evocative imagery (shown in the artist rendering below). A Moon usually appears reddish when it’s close to the horizon because the light rays must pass through the densest layers of the atmosphere.
This “Strawberry Moon” name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many.
Alternative June Moon Names
Over time, many cultures have used different names for the 12 full moons experienced each year. Usually, they’re not based on color but on a common activity that takes place that time of year.
Blooming Moon (Anishinaabe) is indicative of the flowering season, while Green Corn Moon (Cherokee) and Hoer Moon (Western Abenaki) suggest that it’s time to tend to young crops.
Other names highlight that this is a time of new life: The Tlingit have used the term Birth Moon, referring to the time when certain animals are born in their region (the Pacific Northwest). Egg Laying Moon and Hatching Moon are Cree terms that also hint at a time when many animal babies were born.
Alternative European names for this Moon include the Honey Moon and the Mead Moon. June was traditionally the month of marriage and is even named after the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno. Following marriage comes the “honeymoon,” which may be tied to this alternative Moon name!
→ See all 12 months of full Moon names and meanings.
Moon Phases for June 2025
See our Moon Phase Calendar to customize dates and times to your location.
 | First Quarter: June 2, 11:41 P.M. EDT |
 | Full Moon: June 11, 3:44 A.M. EDT |
 | Last Quarter: June 18, 3:19 P.M. EDT |
 | New Moon: June 25, 6:31 A.M. EDT |
→ Also, find the Moon rise and set times here.
June Moon Folklore
- A growing Moon and a flowing tide are lucky times to marry.
- Days following both the New and Full Moons are most likely to be rainy or stormy.
- Crabbing, shrimping, and clamming are best when the Moon is full.
Full Strawberry Moon Video
Learn more about how the full Strawberry Moon name originated, along with some fascinating Moon facts, in our short video here:
Best Days in June 2025
Below are the best days for activities, based on the Moon’s sign and phase in June.
| Activity | Best Days |
| Go Camping | 19-11 |
| Setting Eggs | 4, 5, 13-15 |
| Fishing | 1-11, 25-30 |
→ See all activities on our Best Days calendar.
Share your thoughts about this month’s Moon below!
Bob Berman
ADVERTISEMENT
Nice to know the different moon names! Thanks, K
None if this makes sense in the Southern Hemisphere where winter has just begun!
I agree with a gentleman who wrote asking if the full moon art work is available - it has been a couple of years since he wrote in- any chance the artist has considered offering them as single prints and or as a calendar?!
They would sell off the shelves!!!
I have been browsing online more than 2 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.
It is pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all website owners and bloggers made good
content as you did, the net will be much more useful than ever before.
Feel free to visit my site :: 인계동스웨디시
Your right, I agree!!
High Tide occurs on or about 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM during a full Moon phase. That is Eastern Standard Time. If someone can educate me as to what happenes on the west coast, it would be greatly appreciated.
If indeed those occur on the 8th EDT, which by the way is where I live also, it would seem to make sense that they would occur on the 8th that time of year all around the Earth. But if that's not the case, I too would like to know both the times of occurrence and the reasons for the differences. I think this would be a fascinating study in physics if nothing else.
I absolutely love the monthly full moon graphics on your site. Is there a way to get copies of them, posters, anything printed to frame? Thank you
Thank you, on behalf of our wonderful art director, Colleen! There are no plans at this time but what a great idea! Thanks, again.
My Aunt is the only person I've ever known who can tell that a full moon is on the way because 4 people on the same block are now engaged in 2 separate arguments. She comes in and asks "Is there a full moon? My reply "Only 2 days away and it's an important one, too!" Never known anyone else who could call it that close!!
