Sedalia Dave Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 June solstice full moon in 2016 Watch for a full-looking moon on the eve of the June solstice (June 19, 2016) and a full moon on the solstice itself (June 20). From what we’ve been able to gather (sources below), this is the first full moon to fall on the June solstice since the year 1967, which some recall as the year of the Summer of Love, a social phenomenon centered on San Francisco, London and other places around the globe. There’ve been a number of near misses of full moons on June solstices, however. And we are indeed talking about the June solstice, not solstices in general. In fact, there was a full moon eclipse on the December solstice in 2010. Reliably, the phases of the moon recur on or near the same calendar dates every 19 years. It’s the “or near” that causes the full moon to miss the solstice on that 19th year, sometimes. Nineteen years from this year’s solstice – on June 20, 2035 – the full moon will not fall on the same date as the June solstice. It’ll be another near miss, with the full moon falling on June 20, 2035, and the solstice arriving one day later. It appears as if the full moon and June solstice won’t fall on the same calendar date again until June 21, 2062.Be aware that, as we’re figuring all this, we’re using Universal Time (UT or its variant UTC), what used to be called Greenwich Mean Time. Universal Time is the favorite of astronomers because it applies to Earth as a whole. What if we used other time zones? Well, for instance, if we use U.S. time zones, the last full moon and the June solstice actually coincided on June 21, 1986. On June 20, 2016, the moon turns full at 11:02 UTC. The solstice arrives some 11.5 hours later, at 22:34 UTC.Rising nearly full moon - near San Francisco, California - on June 19, 2016 via EarthSky Facebook friend Amy Van Artsdalen?. Thanks, Amy.Rising nearly full moon – near San Francisco, California – on June 19, 2016 via EarthSky Facebook friend Amy Van Artsdalen. Thanks, Amy. There’s something else special about this full moon, in addition to its falling on the solstice. It marks the fourth of four full moons in between the March 2016 equinox and the June 2016 solstice. Usually, there are only three full moons in one season (between an equinox and solstice, or vice versa), but sometimes there are four.The third of four full moons to take place in a single season has its claim to fame: it’s sometimes called a seasonal Blue Moon (in contrast to a Blue Moon by the definition of second full moon in a calendar month). The most recent Blue Moon by the seasonal definition occurred on May 21, 2016, or one lunar month before this solstice full moon. Okay so … seven times in 19 calendar years, a season has four full moons. And in cycles of 19 years, the moon phases fall on or near the same calendar dates.It should be no surprise that – sure enough, 19 years from now – we’ll have four full moons in between the March 2035 equinox and June 2035 solstice, and the full moon on May 22, 2035, will count as the third of four full moons in one season – a seasonal Blue Moon. Want to know more about the seven seasonal Blue Moons in the next 19-year cycle? Click here.
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Soooo, I am supposed to get nekked and stand out in the yard and watch the moon? Neighbors are gonna be real fond of that.
Texas Lizard Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Soooo, I am supposed to get nekked and stand out in the yard and watch the moon? Neighbors are gonna be real fond of that. I have pictures from 1967...Some of them are of you...Summer of love...We have the proof... TL
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Well, I am likable TL , but lovable is a bit of a stretch. And you can't prove that is me. Everybody's anatomy looks like that in the moonlight.
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Soooo, I am supposed to get nekked and stand out in the yard and watch the moon? Neighbors are gonna be real fond of that. Actually, you're s'posed to get nekked, paint yerself blue, and hang from some tree branch like a good Druid.
Texas Lizard Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Well, I am likable TL , but lovable is a bit of a stretch. And you can't prove that is me. Everybody's anatomy looks like that in the moonlight. For a price, the two girls could be bought off....I'm just not sure about the third one...Must have been a great summer... TL
Sedalia Dave Posted June 21, 2016 Author Posted June 21, 2016 Soooo, I am supposed to get nekked and stand out in the yard and watch the moon? Neighbors are gonna be real fond of that. Especially if you howl really really loudly. :o
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