Alabama skywatchers can go outside the evening of June 10, past midnight into June 11, and see the last full moon of springtime.
It’s called the “Strawberry Moon,” but that may be a bit of a misnomer. Except for right after sunset, you will not see any colors.
The name is an old Indian term. It signifies the season for the harvesting of strawberries and has nothing to do with the appearance or colors of the full moon.
This 2025 Strawberry Moon is the lowest-hanging full moon of the year and the lowest-hanging since 2006, 18.6 years ago.
Sunset in Alabama on June 10 is about 7:57 p.m. CDT, depending on how far west you are. Right after sunset will be the best time for viewing, looking at Alabama’s eastern horizon.
Right after sunset, the light of the moon must pass through the densest layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. For that reason, there may be some hues in the Alabama viewing of the moon, but it will not come close to looking like our strawberries.
The best places to view are where there is an uncompromised view of the eastern horizon. Depending on our unpredictable Alabama weather, an ideal spot should be on the Mobile side of Mobile Bay. That would give a mostly unobstructed view to the east.
Other good places would include anywhere you are on the western side of a lake looking east. Examples: Lake Martin, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Smith Lake, and Lake Guntersville.
Better check the local weather forecast for cloud cover on the evening of June 10 or after midnight into June 11.
The June full moon reaches its peak around 2:44 a.m. on June 11, depending on how far east you are in Alabama.
Jim ‘Zig’ Zeigler’s beat is the colorful and positive about Alabama — her people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at [email protected].
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