Last night, some D.C. area residents captured a rare sighting. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the summer solstice and a full moon fell on the same day to create what Native Americans have dubbed the Strawberry Moon.
The Algonquin tribes gave this moon its name because it signified to them that fruits, such as strawberries, “were ripe for the picking,” according to Accuweather.
If you missed it, you can check out what locals and others across the country have captured. You won’t be able to see it live again until June 21, 2062.
last night’s #StrawberryMoon over #ArlingtonVA #NoVa #space #Moon #DC #solstice pic.twitter.com/fSII737zpI
— Dan Letovsky (@CapitalistChaos) June 21, 2016
Strawberry Moon in DC #washingtondc #StrawberryMoon @SteveRudinABC7 @capitalweather @JimCantore @yourtake @GMA pic.twitter.com/OPE3uAOHOa
— Dave Lyons (@insiteimage) June 21, 2016
Tonight’s #StrawberryMoon rise above @GaylordNational‘s @CapitalWheel. #DC #ExposedDC @capitalweather pic.twitter.com/CAb4ynnTbd
— James (@VTjawo) June 21, 2016
@capitalweather From Columbia Heights, DC about 8:55. #StrawberryMoon pic.twitter.com/2pEc7PfOLH
— Rhett Whiteley (@rhettdc) June 21, 2016
