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June's Strawberry Moon made quite a lot of headlines across the globe for various reasons. We have 12 full moons a year, sometimes 13, and every full moon has a name representing a seasonal feature. But do you know how they are named so? #StrawberryMoon
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Names given to 12 moons:
January - Wolf Moon
February - Snow Moon
March - Worm Moon
April - Pink Moon
May - Flower Moon
June - Strawberry Moon
July - Buck Moon
August - Sturgeon Moon
September - Full Corn Moon
October - Hunter's Moon
November - Beaver Moon
December - Cold Moon
January's full moon is termed Wolf Moon because the likelihood of hearing wolves howl is much greater at this time. Snow Moon is named so because of the snow on the ground in the Northern Hemisphere in February. It is also called Hunger Moon since food becomes scarce.
March full moon is termed Worm Moon due to the emergence of earthworms at this time. April full moon is called the Pink Moon due to the blooming of ground phlox, a pink flower common in North America. Flower Moon in May is named so because of flowers blooming everywhere.
June full moon is called Strawberry Moon because this is when strawberries are harvested in North America. July's Buck Moon is named as male deers' antlers reach their peak growth at this time. August full moon is Sturgeon Moon as the giant sturgeon fish could be caught easily.
September's full moon is most commonly known as Harvest Moon, but also Corn Moon or Barley Moon, as this is the time to harvest these crops. Hunter's Moon of October is named so because this is when the tribes started hunting for meat and storing it for the long winter ahead.
November's Beaver Moon is named so because hunters would set traps for beavers around this time. The Cold Moon in December is simply because of the extreme cold at this time. It occurs around the date of the winter solstice.
Meanwhile, a blood moon is a rare event that happens during a total lunar eclipse. When Earth passes between the Sun and a full moon, it casts the moon into shadow. During this time, the Moon takes on a dark reddish-brown color and hence the name.
"That happens once in a blue moon"—you might have come across this phrase often. The blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year. It is the extra full moon that becomes the 13th of the year. However, the moon does not appear to be blue.
A supermoon occurs when during a full moon, the Moon is at its closest point to Earth. Supermoons appear slightly larger than regular full moons. If the Moon is low in the sky, its closeness to other objects on the horizon can make it appear exceptionally huge.

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