Where can i see the strawberry moon

Stargazers in the UK are in for a treat this week with a ‘Super Strawberry Moon’ making an appearance on Tuesday.

During the celestial event, the Earth’s natural satellite will appear around 14% bigger and 30% brighter.

This one is extra special because it’s both a Strawberry Moon and a supermoon.

The full moon in June is also known as the ‘Strawberry moon’ as it coincides with the harvesting season of the fruit in North America.

Other names for this full moon include Rose Moon, Mead Moon and Honey Moon, as late June was thought to be the time when honey was ready for harvesting.

Here is everything you need to know about viewing the stunning sight in the UK.

The full moon is expected to ‘peak’ in the UK on Tuesday, June 14, at 12.51pm BST.

While a full moon occurring during daylight hours might seem unusual, this is the exact moment when the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, which can happen at any time of the day or night. This is known as a ‘syzygy’ of the Sun-Earth-Moon system.

The good news is that the Super Strawberry Moon will still appear full for a few days in and around June 14, so there will be plenty of chances to catch a glimpse of this special lunar event.

Due to an optical illusion, the Moon will likely appear much larger when it’s near the horizon, so the best views will be just after moonrise or before moonset.

But if bad weather clouds your view, don’t worry. You can still see the full Strawberry Moon in a live webcast for free. 

The Virtual Telescope Project in Ceccano, Italy will host a free livestream of the full moon on June 14. The webcast, which will begin at 4.15 pm BST, will show live views of the full moon as it rises over Rome. You can watch the livestream in the video feed below. 

What is a Super Strawberry Moon?

This full moon is both a Strawberry Moon and a supermoon, hence the name ‘Super Strawberry Moon’

The full moon in June is known as the ‘Strawberry moon’ as it coincides with the harvesting season of the fruit in North America.

A supermoon happens when a full moon occurs when the Moon is closest to the Earth during its orbit is called a lunar perigee.

Since the Moon’s orbit around the Earth is elliptical, the distance between the Moon and the Earth varies. So it gives rise to occasional supermoons where the Moon can appear bigger and brighter than usual.

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A full moon rises behind the Boston Light, late Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Winthrop, Mass. The moon ... [+] reached its full stage Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Did you see the year’s biggest full Moon rise this week?

Looking to the east at dusk on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 was what you should have been doing to get eyes-on with the “Strawberry Moon”—the final full Moon of spring and also the year’s biggest, brightest and best “supermoon.”

Here’s what it looked like from around the world:

Although it’s usually called the “Strawberry Moon” because the soft fruit is in season in the northern hemisphere June’s full Moon is also called the “Hot Moon,” Mead Moon” and “Rose Moon.”

The full moon known as the 'Strawberry Moon' rises over the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion in ... [+] Athens, Greece on June 14, 2022. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A “supermoon” is said to occur when our Moon moves closest to the Earth in its elliptical orbit while in its “full” phase. It thus looks slightly larger and brighter than usual.

Full strawberry super moon rises behind medieval tower of Santo Stefano di Sessanio in Italy on June ... [+] 13, 2022. The june moon is the first supermoon of 2022, next will be on july. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

May’s full Moon will be the biggest and best “supermoon” of 2021, but the next full Moon—on April 26, 2021—can still be called a “supermoon” because it occurs within 90% of its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit. It will look about 6% bigger than the “average” full Moon, and up to 30% brighter.

The full moon, otherwise known as a strawberry supermoon, is seen over the Skyline of the CBD in ... [+] Sydney, Australia June 15, 2022. (Photo by Steven Saphore/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

There’s no hard and fast definition of what a “supermoon” is, with some calculations meaning there are four in 2022 and others just two. However you define them there are certainly two supermoons in 2022—in June and July—with this week’s “Strawberry Moon” the closest to Earth, so the biggest in the sky.

Roof decorations on the corner tower at the Forbidden City depicting sacred beasts are silhouetted ... [+] against a supermoon, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. The moon reach its full stage on Tuesday, during a phenomenon known as a supermoon because of its proximity to Earth, and it is also labeled as the "Strawberry Moon" because it is the full moon at strawberry harvest time. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Not that the full Moon looks much larger purely because it’s a supermoon. The difference is very slight, with a supermoon only appearing about 14% larger than the smallest (farthest) full Moon of the year.

The full "Strawberry moon" is seen past the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2022. (Photo ... [+] by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

The apparent diameter of the Moon is only 0.5º. The celestial sphere around our planet is 360º and from any one place on Earth you can see 180º—the visible night sky (the rest is below the horizon). So 0.5º isn’t much. It’s actually just one 72,000th the size of the sky.

Full moon, known as the Strawberry moon rises over the sky in Antalya, Turkiye on June 15, 2022. ... [+] (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The apparently large size of a rising full Moon is down to something called the “Moon illusion.” Whether you watch a full Moon rise behind a tree, between buildings or above the roofs of houses, our brains make comparisons between them and the size of the Moon. Your brain makes the Moon look huge. It’s an optical illusion that lasts for only a few minutes when the Moon is close to the horizon.

Full moon rises behind hot-air balloon gliding over Cappadocia region, located in Central Anatolia's ... [+] Nevsehir province, Turkiye on June 15, 2020. (Photo by Behcet Alkan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Either way, the night of the full Moon is the only opportunity of the month to see the full disk of the Moon appear on the horizon during dusk. That’s because it rises about 50 minutes later each night so either rises during daylight or darkness either side of “full Moon night.”

Strawberry Full Moon rises over Manhattan in New York City, United States on June 14, 2022. (Photo ... [+] by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Moon always looks at its delicate best during moonrise and moonset close to the time of it being at its “full” phase. For most of the night the full Moon looks like it always does—bright and white—though for about 15 minutes as it rises in the east it appears orange, turning to a pale yellow as it rises higher into the sky.

The waxing gibbous moon rises in the countryside of the village of Tal Sallur in the rebel-held ... [+] Afrin region of Syria's northern Aleppo province on June 13, 2022, a day ahead of the June "strawberry supermoon". (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP) (Photo by RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images)

The reason for the Moon’s color as it rises is something called Rayleigh scattering. Earth’s atmosphere contains oxygen and nitrogen molecules that absorb some wavelengths of light more effectively than others.

Full strawberry super moon rises behind medieval tower of Santo Stefano di Sessanio in Italy on June ... [+] 13, 2022. The june moon is the first supermoon of 2022, next will be on july. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Colors in the sun's light with short wavelengths, such as blue, strike more particles and are therefore more often absorbed. They scatter more easily, which is why the sky is blue during the day. Colors with longer wavelengths, such orange, more easily pass through the atmosphere uninhibited.

The full moon rises as the June 2022 "Strawberry Supermoon" in Singapore on June 14, 2022. (Photo by ... [+] ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) (Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

When you look at moonrise you're looking across the planet so you’re looking through a lot of atmosphere. So Rayleigh scattering is intensified, with orange dominating the light that makes it to your eyes.

The full Strawberry Moon rises Over Gaza City, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Photo by Sameh ... [+] Rahmi/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The next full Moon is the “Buck Moon,” which rises on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. It will also be a “supermoon,” albeit not quite as close as the “Strawberry Moon” so slightly smaller in the sky.

Wishing you clear skies and wide eyes.