A 'strawberry supermoon' is coming this month - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Horoscopes A ‘ strawberry supermoon’ is coming this month By Kanika Banwait - June 8, 2022 We don’t want to sound too cliché, but seriously, where has the time gone and how is it June already? We’re already halfway through the year and just as we’ve started enjoying summer, the summer solstice is fast approaching. The summer solstice, aka the longest day of the year, is on 21 June, which means we’ll be treated to a delightful 16 hours and 43 minutes of daylight. According to Paganism, this day is also known as midsummer’s eve and holds a special power. It’s a time of growth, life and change, with particular recognition of the seasons now shifting towards winter. Difficult to comprehend when we haven’t even had the best of summer yet, right? Getty Images But before the summer solstice, the UK will see a supermoon appear in the sky – a strawberry supermoon. And while this sounds like a Beatles or Prince song, it’s actually a pretty cool astrological event taking place just next week. What is the strawberry supermoon It’s basically another name for June’s full moon, and is also known as the rose moon or hot moon. Although a full moon occurs every 29.5 days, a supermoon is more rare and occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest to Earth at the same time that the moon is full. Getty Images But why is it called strawberry supermoon? Many full moon names come from Native Americans, and this month’s moon is named after strawberry-picking season. It’s also based on the array of colourful flowers that bloom in summer. When can you see it The supermoon will be visible in the UK on 14 June 2022 and will reach its peak at 12:52pm. The strawberry supermoon is one of the three supermoons we will see in the UK this year, so if you’re going to miss it, you can always catch another one later! READ MORE: The best sun, moon and star jewellery RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved