The Strawberry Moon rose across the world on Monday, June 29, marking the first full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite being the second-smallest of 2026, its perfect timing — rising just after sunset as seen from Europe and North America — created jaw-dropping moonscapes across the world. It came amid a forecast for Northern Lights in northern U.S. states. Here are the best photos of June’s full moon, one of the celestial highlights of summer.
The Strawberry Moon is seen behind the towers of the Cathedral in Molfetta, Italy, on June 29, 2026. (Photo by Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The full Strawberry Moon became 100%-lit at 7:56 p.m. EDT on June 29, according to Timeanddate.com.
It was the seventh full moon of 2026 and the first full moon of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and of astronomical winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
This Strawberry Moon occurred just 36 hours after the moon’s farthest point from Earth — its apogee — giving it the status of a smaller-than-usual “micromoon,” though that’s not an official astronomical term.
