A "Strawberry Moon" rose over Earth last night, when a phenomenon known as a 'major lunar standstill' caused the full moon to hang lower in the sky than it had done in almost two decades.
June's full moon is called the Strawberry Moon because wild strawberries ripen this time of year in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The full moon hangs lower in June than at any other time of the year. However, this year's Strawberry Moon was particularly low because of the major lunar standstill, or lunistice.
