Summer Solstice AND A Full Strawberry Moon!! Once-in-a-Lifetime Occurrence!!

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Today is the first day of summer… AKA the summer solstice!! It’s the longest dayLIGHT of the year! The solstice officially kicks in this evening at 6:34 PM.

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In Alaska, for example, there will be nearly 24 hours of light!

Tonight there will be also a full moon! It’s said that a full moon on the summer solstice is a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence!! Though if you were born before 1967, it’s a twice-in-a-lifetime thing! The moon you’ll see tonight is called the “strawberry moon” by Native Americans because June is the month strawberries are picked, according to Farmer’s Almanac.

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Hope everyone enjoys this special day!!