Did you see the strawberry moon last night?

The moon (pictured left over Boston and right on Monday) became officially full at 7.02am EDT while the summer solstice happened later in the day, at 6.34pm EDT. As such, with the sun reaching its peak sky-height, the moon will stay low on the horizon forcing its light through thicker air.

Skywatchers were in for a rare treat Monday night as a strawberry moon brightened the night sky on the summer solstice.

Look to the skies this evening and you’ll enjoy something of a rare phenomenon: A full moon on the same day as the summer solstice something that hasn’t happened since 1967. The Algonquins named it “strawberry moon” because they knew it would finally be time to gather ripened fruit when this moon rose.

Swaziland missed out on witnessing the Strawberry Moon on a winter solstice yesterday due to the overcast weather.

The once-in-a-generation astronomical event, which took place on Monday night, is not expected to happen again until 2062. In the future it will likely be called the Rose Gold Moon, because trends. Today is summer solstice (AKA the longest day of the year and the official first day of summer).

Summer solstice was on June 20 this year. According to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” the strawberry moon was given that name because it occurs during strawberry harvesting season. Instead, the moon will appear golden or amber in color, hence the name Honey Moon.

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