The 2025 strawberry moon also coincides with an event called the major lunar standstill, making it quite rare. The major lunar standstill is the moon’s version of a solstice, marking the point when the moon rises and sets at its most northerly and southerly positions.

The Strawberry Moon has already begun lighting up skies across Australia from sunset this evening, but it will be best viewed once it's completely dark. Across the east coast, that means 5.43pm onwards is the best timeframe for skygazing.

This color window lasts only about 15 minutes before the moon brightens and returns to a grey-white. The full moon will shine within the constellation Scorpius. Just a day past full, the 94%-lit ...

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The perennial bloom is most often pink, but also has shades of purple and white, said the almanac. April's full, "Pink Moon" is known as the Paschal Full Moon, which sets the date for Easter.