Rare Strawberry Moon Rises on First Night of Summer

A rare "Strawberry Moon" will be on display in the night sky Monday, a delightful treat after scorching heat to start the week. A Strawberry Moon has an amber glow and is very low, according to experts.

Sunset will be at 8:29 p.m. Central time, making the duration of daylight 15 hours, 13 minutes and 43 seconds, the longest period of daylight for the year.

"The Sun gets super high so this Moon must be super-low. Even at its loftiest at 1 AM, it’s downright wimpy-low. This forces its light through thicker air, which also tends to be humid this time of year, and the combination typically makes it amber colored," according to an explanation in the Old Farmer's Almanac.

A Strawberry Moon coinciding with the first day of summer is uncommon, last occurring in 1967. The astronomical event will be live-streamed by Slooh.com.

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