June's Strawberry Moon to Hang Low Across Summer Sky

Each June, the full moon traces a lower arc across the sky than in any other month — a consequence of orbital geometry that has quietly governed the heavens long before anyone thought to name it after the strawberries ripening in the fields below. This week, from June 26 through July 5, that moon reaches its fullness over North America, hanging closer to the horizon and inviting a different kind of looking: not upward, but outward. It is a small but reliable reminder that the sky we share is always in motion, and that the same celestial body can feel entirely new depending on the season in whi