The final supermoon of 2021 lights up the night skies Thursday, and it will put on a show for stargazers.
The traditional name is the strawberry moon because June is the when the fruit is harvested in the northeastern United States, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The strawberry moon also happens to be a supermoon, which means that the heavenly body hits its perigee in time with the phase.
There were three supermoons this year. One happened April 27 and another occurred May 26. The latter was extra special because it coincided with a lunar eclipse. That’s a rare occurrence. With June 24 being the final supermoon of 2021, viewers will have to wait almost a year to see another one.
The next supermoon will be June 14, 2022.
Here are images of the strawberry supermoon from around the world.
RUSSIAFull moon rises over illuminated buildings in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, June, 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)
SPAINThe strawberry full moon rises over Guadalquivir river as the Golden Tower is seen on the left, in Seville, Spain, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
CYPRUSThe full moon rises over the Mediterranean sea in costal city of Larnaca, Cyprus, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
People walk beneath the rising Strawberry super moon towards the Venetian-built Famagusta gate in the old walled city of Cyprus’ capital Nicosia on June 24, 2021. – Famagusta gate, one of the three main gates of the old city of Nicosia, was built in 1567 during the period of Venetian rule of the island of Cyprus. It was subsequently restored in 1821 during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, with the Sultan’s seal (tugra) displayed atop its gatehouse. (Photo by Amir MAKAR / AFP) (Photo by AMIR MAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)
EGYPTA picture taken on June 24, 2021 shows the Strawberry supermoon rising over buildings in the Egyptian capital Cairo. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
KUWAITThe full Strawberry moon, the last super moon of the year, rises above Kuwait City, on June 24, 2021. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP) (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
PENNSYLVANIAA strawberry full moon rises behind a statue of William Penn atop City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
NEW YORKThe full moon, known as the strawberry moon, rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on June 24, 2021. – The first full moon of summer 2021, also known as the Strawberry Moon, rises June 24, marking the last supermoon of the year. June’s full moon is often referred to as the Strawberry Moon because it falls during the strawberry harvesting season in the northeastern US. Similarly, June’s full moon has also been called the Rose Moon because it occurs around the time roses bloom. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
The moon rises over the centerfield scoreboard during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)
