Brightest Full Moon of the year tonight

Some are calling it the supermoon.....I would not go quite that far, but tonight's full moon will be the largest moon and brightest moon of the year.

The moon is at it's closest approach to the earth this month so the moon will be 14% larger than when the moon is furthest away.

It will be about 30% brighter than the furthest full moon.

On average, the moon is about 238,000 miles from earth. Tonight it will be 221,000 miles.

Here are the names of the full moon for June......
Full STRAWBERRY moon... the strawberry harvest occurs in June.

ROSE moon...the roses are in full bloom by June.

HOT moon... the first hot weather of the year usually happens in June.

DYAD moon... dyad means pair and the sun is in the constellation of Gemini this time of year. The twin stars of Gemini are Castor and Pollux.

HONEY moon...the hives are full of honey this time of year.
PLANTING moon...more common earlier in the season, but this is sometimes used for June.

GREEN CORN moon.... named for the time the corn begins to tassel.