Rare Strawberry Moon. This picture was taken in Ragusa, Sicily on 21 June 2016, marking the first summer solstice.

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This picture shows an event that hadn't happened in seventy years: The full moon coinciding with the summer solstice. The June full moon is known as the strawberry moon. In other places it is known as the rose moon or honey moon and anciently marked a time when harvesting started.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: San Giacomo, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
Photo credit: © Justine Cutajar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2016, cloudy, full, june, mediterranean, midsummer, moon, night, occurrence, pink, rare, sicily, sky, solstice, south, strawberry, summer