This year, we’ve been reading a lot of articles and varied content from almanac.com, home of the famed Farmer’s Almanac, which isn’t a periodical that just gives weather predictions; there’s a wealth of information on gardening tips, home remedies, fishing, and you guessed it– facts about the full moon.

Each full moon of the year has its own ‘name’; given by the various Native tribes in from all over the world, though for the purposes of this article, we’ll mainly be referencing the nicknames of North American and Canadian peoples.

According to The Almanac, this moon has been so called the ‘strawberry moon’ by “the Algonquin, Dakota, and Lakota peoples, among others, to mark the ripening of “‘June-bearing’” strawberries that are ready to be gathered.”

June is a time of fruitful abundance, and the last full moon of Spring/the first full moon of Summer will occur this year on Tuesday, June 14.

This full moon will also be the second supermoon of 2022, and will be big and bright. The moon will peak at 7:52 AM, but we won’t see it until later that night after it crosses over the horizon (and assuming we will have clear skies!)

Other tribes and cultures also have their own ‘nicknames’ for the full moons of the year, such as the Cherokee peoples ‘Green Corn Moon’, or the ‘Honey Moon’ and ‘Mead Moon’ of European cultures.

Check out this article for more information about our moon and its nicknames and phases. And be sure to check out this month’s full moon this coming Tuesday!

Want to submit your full moon photos for another edition of Hometown Photo? Email them to kevin@polk.today to have them included!