Best seen: moonrise on Friday, June 21 The sixth full moon of 2024 and the first of winter in the southern hemisphere, the “Strawberry Moon”—also known as the “Hot Moon” and the “Planting Moon”—will occur the day after June’s solstice. It will be the latest to rise and the lowest-hanging full moon of the year in the northern hemisphere. The strawberry moon is named after the strawberry harvesting season, indicating the onset of summer. In some regions, it's referred to as the Rose Moon.