7 Pictures Of Sweet 'Strawberry Moon' From Across The World

Divya Pandey

Full Moon

This full moon, aptly named the "Strawberry Moon," gets its fruity name from the relatively short strawberry harvesting season in the northeastern United States.

Hot Moon

Various cultures have given the Strawberry Moon different seasonal names over time. Some Native American tribes called it the Hot Moon or Planting Moon.

Turkish Flag

A full moon rises behind the old Karahisar Castle in Afyonkarahisar, central Turkey, silhouetting a Turkish flag.

Moon Position

The moon is positioned behind a 38-meter bonfire in Ingai, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Basra In Iraq

A commercial jet, silhouetted by the moon, flies over the southern city of Basra in Iraq.

Kurdish

During a full moon in the city of Zakho, people stand on the Abbasid Bridge, also known in Kurdish as the Dalal Bridge, in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region.

Cairo

The moon is seen over old houses in Cairo, Egypt, the day after the Strawberry Moon.