Okay, witches, , and everyone else! Grab yourself a punnet of strawberries because the mystical Strawberry Moon is rising in Australia this weekend...
or is it? There’s been some back and forth among over whether or not this lunar occurrence is actually going to be felt by us Aussies or if it’s just a Northern Hemisphere thing. Here, I’ve answered all your questions about the Strawberry Moon and what Aussie can expect this weekend. Strawberry Moon Australia 2024 What is the Strawberry Moon? Don’t get excited by the name, the moon will not be red or even a dusky pink.
The name is not indicative of the moon’s appearance, but rather the history of punters observing its presence. According to , back in the 1930s, the Maine Farmer’s Almanac published “Indian” names for full moons based on what was happening. For example, the June moon is called the Strawberry Moon as it falls during strawbie harvesting season in the north-eastern United States.
When is the Strawberry Moon in Australia? There’s been some debate about when the actually rises here in Australia. All the reports banging around at the mo indicate June 14 as the date of the Strawberry Moon but there’s been some pushback from the real witchy ones among us who have pointed out that this moon schedule follows a US pattern. So one could argue that technically, in the Southern Hemisphere, the Strawberry Moon actually rises in December, and so the June supermoon is actually a Cold Moon (otherwise known as t.