![]() ![]() ![]() The June solstice this year falls on Saturday, June 21 st at 10:51 UT /6:51 AM EDT. The June 2012 Full Honey (or do you say Strawberry?) Moon. This means that the Full Moon nearest the June solstice rides at its lowest to the southern horizon for northern hemisphere observers, but is high in the sky for observers south of the equator. It also falls closest to the June solstice, marking the start of astronomical northern hemisphere summer and winter in the southern. Created using Stellarium.įun fact: the 13 th falls on a Friday more than any other day of the month! It’s true… in a span of 400 years following the institution of the Gregorian calendar in 1582, Friday fell on the 13 th a total of 688 times, while Thursday and Saturday the 13 th fell in last place at 684.īut there’s is something else that’s special about the June Full Moon. The rising Moon just hours before Full on Thursday June 12th. Central time zone westward, the Full Moon actually falls on Thursday the 12 th. (Fun homework assignment: When is the last/next total lunar eclipse that occurs on Friday the 13 th?)Īnd keep in mind, the instant of the Full Moon this week occurs on Friday at 4:13 UT… this means that from the U.S. Humans love to pick out patterns where often none exist. You could just as easily see significance where there is none in the Full Moon coinciding with the next Superbowl or Academy Awards. Of course, this is just an interesting intersection concerning the vagaries and nuances of our Gregorian calendar and the lunar cycle. ![]()
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