Lunar calendar June 2024: what are the phases of the moon and when will there be a full moon this month?
A new lunar cycle will begin on 6 June with a new moon and roughly two weeks later the Strawberry Moon will illuminate the summer night.
A new lunar cycle, which lasts roughly 29.5 days, will begin on 6 June with a new moon. The importance of the lunar cycle lies in its influence on the tides and additionally, according to popular belief, for aspects of the human body such as hair and its corresponding growth. Mankind has been tracking the lunar cycle since the beginning of time using it to create the lunar calendar to help keep track of agricultural cycles among other things.
The Strawberry Moon
In the month of June, we will have a change of season with the coming of the summer solstice, the longest day, and thus shortest night, in the Northern Hemisphere. We will go from spring to summer at 4:50 p.m. EDT on June 20 and that will be follwed shortly by a full moon in the early hours of June 22, specifically at 3:08 a.m.
Specifically this full moon is called the Strawberry Moon due to the abundance of the ripen berries this time of year. The following night, 23 June, will be the Night of San Juan when people purify themselves eliminating negative energy by jumping over bonfires or backwards into the water.
What is the lunar calendar for June 2024?
- New moon: June 6
- Crescent quarter: June 14
- Full Moon: June 22
- Last quarter: June 28
- New moon: July 5
In addition to the lunar calendar with the peak of the full Moon on June 22, we can also enjoy the aforementioned summer solstice, there will be other astronomical events. On 2 June, there will be a “planet parade” near dawn but only Mars, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible to the naked eye. Also there will be a conjunction of Venus and the Sun on 4 June.