If I can stay up past 9pm tonight, I'll let you know what 'Luna' is doing as viewed from 'The Frozen Tundra.'
https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-june
The “Strawberry” Moon
The Solstice Full Moon owes its strangeness to yet another little-known lunar reality: the Full Moon is opposite the Sun in all respects. It rises just as the Sun is setting, and it sets when the Sun rises. At midnight, when the sun is lowest down, the full Moon is highest up.
Since the 2024 June full Moon happens on the solstice, the very day the Sun is absolutely at its highest of the year, this month’s full Moon on the 21st is the very lowest full Moon, indeed, the lowest we’ve seen in years. Just look at it! Because the Moon is so low, it will appear bigger than ever. This is called the “Moon Illusion.”
Since we’re in daylight time, the middle of the night is now 1 AM, so check out the full moon when it’s at its loftiest position of the night. It’s barely up at all! From places like Fairbanks and Rekyavik, this Full Moon won’t even clear their horizon. It won’t rise at all. For them, June will simply have no full Moon.
So we’ve got a paradox coming. The Full Moon usually is our brightest night. But this month, it ascends so little that the thick horizon air will give it an orange-red hue and subdue its light. Moreover, its extreme southerly position will keep it aloft for a few short hours, leaving that night mostly black. Don’t miss this extra-low, extra-big, colorful full Moon for a few precious hours.
If I can stay up past 9pm tonight, I'll let you know what 'Luna' is doing as viewed from 'The Frozen Tundra.'
Beau and Emma Jolene have a UKC Hunt tonight, so I told him to keep an eye out for Luna, too - if he can see it. They’re usually deep into the woods for raccoon hunting (just hunting, no shooting!) so maybe he’ll see something magical at Moon Rise tonight, too.
It should be happening right now slated for 8:23 pm. :)