The full moon has appeared for the first time in 50 years

Strawberry moon phenomenon coincides with summer solstice, the astounding astronomical event for the first time in 50 years, appeared today.

Depending on the time zone and the position on the earth, the people of the world have the opportunity to witness the phenomenon of full moon on the day of summer solstice on June 20. According to National Geographic, this is a full moon phenomenon on the first solstice day since 1967. In 1967, the summer solstice and the moon were only a few hours apart but on different days because of the time zone.

This year, the summer solstice officially started at 18h34 on June 20 (EDT), ie 5h34 on June 21 (Hanoi time). At the same time, the strawberry moon phenomenon will appear in the east after the sun sets in the west, shining the light all night and showing up as a round disc.

The phenomenon of a full moon is observed in Berlin, Germany.(Photo: Twitter German Foreign Office).

This year, the moon reached a round phase from 7:00 am on June 20 (UTC time), ie 6:00 am on June 21 (Hanoi time). Therefore two events are 12 hours apart. In 1948, the summer solstice and the full moon appeared almost at the same time, only less than an hour apart.

For people in the northern hemisphere, the lower part marked the time when the north axis of the earth tilted toward the sun, creating the longest and shortest nights of the year. At the same time, the south south axis of the earth is far from the sun, signaling the arrival of winter with shorter days and longer nights. In the Northern hemisphere, the summer solstice is the day when the longest daytime period and the shortest night time are the opposite, compared to the Southern hemisphere.

Strawberry moon , also known as full moon (full moon) is one of the phases of the moon. At that time, the hemisphere of the moon is facing the earth when the sun shines totally and appears as a circular disk.

The name of the strawberry moon comes from the Algonquin tribe in Long Island, New York, USA. June marks the beginning of the harvest of strawberries, so any full moon phenomenon during this period is called by the name of the fruit.