The full moon (tatkresiwok - Inuit) occurs when the Sun and the Moon are on exact opposite sides of the Earth every 29.53 days. This lunar phase is known by many different names, cultures, religions and languages, depending on the month it occurs. This early summer full moon occurs in June and is known as the Hot Moon, Mead Moon, Rose Moon, or Strawberry Moon.
The full moon for the month of June is at its fullest at 11:39 AM on Thursday the 24th.
...and the sun sets at 8:06 PM and the moon rises at 8:33 PM.
This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today! Come join us for a meet-n-greet in the evening and to watch the full moon rise over the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains.
The event begins at 7:45 PM and the event will officially end by 9:15 PM, but there may be some early birds and lingering about into the night.
Please do bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just to show them off.
SPECIAL COVID-19 INSTRUCTIONS: All attendees should wear a face covering and practice physical distancing, and stay home if feeling sick.
Please check this page the day of the event to make sure it has not been retracted.
We kindly ask that attendees not travel from areas of higher risk tiers to attend this event.
Remember to dress appropriately for the temperature and weather conditions, as this event is outdoors, rain or shine. The terrain is mostly dirt shoulder/pullout parking so wheelchairs may find it difficult, but the location is suitable for handicapped viewing the full moon from a vehicle.
It is interesting to note that often, calendars indicating moon phases may be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone. Don't be late or you just might miss out on this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.
Today is...
- Army Day or Battle of Carabobo Day (Venezuela)
- Day of the Caboclo (Amazonas, Brazil)
- Inti Raymi, a winter solstice festival and a New Year in the Andes of the Southern Hemisphere (Sacsayhuamán)
- Fors Fortuna, ancient Roman festival to Fortuna
On this day...
- 1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
- 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
- 1880 – First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
- 1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
- 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
- 1995 – South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
- 2012 – Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
Notable births...
- 1919 – Al Molinaro, American actor (d. 2015)
- 1942 – Mick Fleetwood, English-American drummer
- 1946 – Ellison Onizuka, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)
- 1946 – Robert Reich, American economist and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Labor
- 1953 – William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1955 – Loren Roberts, American golfer
- 1979 – Mindy Kaling, American actress and producer
Notable deaths...
- 1817 – Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (b. 1734)
- 1908 – Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (b. 1837)
- 1964 – Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
- 1987 – Jackie Gleason, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1916)
- 1997 – Brian Keith, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2005 – Paul Winchell, American actor, voice artist, and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
- 2014 – Eli Wallach, American actor (b. 1915)
Remaining Full Moon Dates for 2021
Wednesday, May 26 at 4:13 AM
Thursday, June 24 at 11:39 AM
Friday, July 23 at 7:36 PM
Sunday, August 22 at 5:01 AM
Monday, September 20 at 4:54 PM
Wednesday, October 20 at 7:56 AM
Friday November 19 at 12:57 AM
Saturday, December 18 at 8:35 PM