FULL MOON ON FRIDAY THE 13TH – FIRST SINCE 1919

10440818_10152275537154775_5671782533813328831_nSkywatchers will get a special treat as a full moon occurs on a Friday the 13th, something that hasn’t happened in June since 1919, according to universetoday.com.

Known as both the ‘Strawberry” moon as well as the “Honey” moon, the actual full moon will occur very early Friday morning, but will still be nearly full when it rises in the east Friday evening.

The Baltimore Sun reports that the “strawberry” name comes from the fact that it’s strawberry season, and Algonquin Native American tribes knew this was the time of year to gather them, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.