It’s here! Solstice, full moon mark summer’s official start

A Strawberry Full Moon occurred during the Summer Solstice on June 20, 2016 – a almost once-in-a-lifetime event that hasn’t happened since 1967. Along with the summer equinox, the doodle commemorates the “strawberry moon”, the nickname for June’s full moon.

Since the sun as at its highest point in the sky the moon will be at its lowest point in the sky, making it appear larger to the naked eye.

The summer solstice provides MI with the most daylight of any day of the year, or so people think.

“Having a full moon land smack on the solstice is a truly rare event”, said Slooh.com astronomer Bob Berman.

The summer solstice is the northernmost sun for the year and has been celebrated by cultures around the world throughout history.

The French call this moon la lune rose, which translates into English as “the rose moon”.

The once-in-a-generation astronomical event, which took place on Monday night, is not expected to happen again until 2062. However, the lunar body is also known as the Rose Moon, Hot Moon or Honey Moon.

Despite its name, a strawberry moon doesn’t bear any resemblance to a strawberry.

Summer solstice was on June 20 this year.

The sun only reaches the middle of the stones one day of the year when it shines on the central alter.

Here are some of the most striking photos of the strawberry moon occurring during this year’s summer solstice.

The rare alignment of solstice and Strawberry Moon on the same night hasn’t happened since 1948, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.