![People on a beach watch the full moon rise.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/88eba14/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3598x2398+37+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3f%2F23%2F21d7c0574aa8b3c4f7dd948f24ff%2Fgettyimages-1233639936.jpg)
The full moon rises over Malagueta beach in southern Spain.
( Jesus Merida / Getty Images)
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The first full moon of summer 2021, also known as the strawberry moon, is also the last supermoon of the year.
June’s full moon is often referred to as a strawberry moon because it falls during the strawberry harvesting season.
Ankara, Turkey
![A vehicle in Ankara, Turkey, is silhouetted against the rising moon](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5053e7b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2070x1327+0+0/resize/2000x1282!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F7d%2Ffd0a57c44c2fb9429b464fe55a5d%2Fgettyimages-1233639948a.jpg)
View of strawberry moon rising above a highway early Friday.
(Ismail Duru / Getty Images)
Athens
![The full moon rises behind Greek ruins.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b69416d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd8%2Fad%2F719520cc495288341d6bae5a7dba%2Fap21175703235949.jpg)
The strawberry moon rises behind the ancient marble temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, south of Athens.
(Petros Giannakouris / Associated Press)
Philadelphia
![Philadelphia's statue of William Penn is silhouetted against the full moon](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3c50af3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2512x1674+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F13%2Ff5%2F617651a54908a55603add6affaa8%2Fap21176077330956.jpg)
The moon rises behind the statue of William Penn atop City Hall.
(Matt Rourke / Associated Press)
New York
![The Statue of Liberty appears to raise her torch toward the rising full moon.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fc63634/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5172x3448+0+0/resize/2000x1333!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2Fca%2F990218fa49d295a6b6785ca96f65%2Fgettyimages-1233640181.jpg)
A strawberry moon rises behind the Statue of Liberty.
(Angela Weiss / AFP/Getty Images)
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