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A Strawberry Moon will light up the sky on Thursday, June 24 and will be the last supermoon for the year.
According to the Farmer's Almanac, the name is associated with strawberry season, with berries ripe for the picking around this time in North America.
NASA says the Strawberry Moon will be visible early Wednesday morning, but reach its peak the following day at 2:40pm ET.
A supermoon occurs when the moon is at its closest point to Earth in its orbit, known as perigee, and appears larger and brighter than a typical full moon.
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A Strawberry Moon will light up the sky on Thursday, June 24 and will be the last supermoon for the year. Pictured is the Strawberry Moon when it appeared in the UK last year
The Strawberry Moon usually marks the last full moon of spring or is the first to shine during the summer season.
The Farmer's Almanac also notes that this specific supermoon has had a number of names in the past.
These include the blooming moon, green corn moon, hoer moon, birth moon, egg laying moon and hatching moon, honey moon and mead moon.
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