Have you been keeping up with the moon cycles this year? We just enjoyed a spectacular Super Flower Blood Moon on May 26th, and now we’re gearing up for a full Strawberry Moon on June 24th. This will be the final supermoon of the year, and you won’t want to miss seeing it.

It may seem strange that each full moon has a series of different names, but there's actually a pretty great reason -- Native American roots.
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The "Strawberry Moon" title comes from Algonquin tribes in eastern North America. They gave it that name in honor of the brief summertime season in which strawberries ripen on the vine.
The name seems especially appropriate for summer, as there's something magical about the idea of a "strawberry moon."
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This does not mean that the moon will appear pink, although depending on the sky's conditions, you never know.
While we do think all full moons are special, alas, they do not all qualify as supermoons.
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A supermoon is defined as a moon that nearly coincides with perigee, the closest that the moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit. This means that the moon will appear slightly larger than normal.

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We're lucky enough to get to experience three supermoons this year. Did you catch the first two?
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The first supermoon of 2021 was on April 26th, while the second was the May 26th full moon.
The best part is, unlike specific constellations or meteor showers, you don't have to be anywhere specific to see the moon -- you just have to hope the sky is clear.
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Technically, the moon will be full as of 7:39 p.m. But you'll have all night to enjoy it.
We won't see another supermoon until June of 2022, so make sure you take some time to see this one.
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There's just something truly amazing about seeing the giant, vivid, radiant moon beaming down from the sky... especially at the beginning of another beautiful Washington summer.

Be honest — do your sleep patterns or behavior tendencies change during a full moon?

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