Strawberry moon rises high in the sky tonight

Every month's full moon comes with a different name, for various reasons dating back centuries.

In June, the full moon is called the strawberry moon, and it happens today.

Watch for the full moon to group up with the planet Saturn and star Antares in the eastern sky at dusk and nightfall, according to the website earthsky.org.

“As the earth turns underneath the heavens tonight, look for this full moon, Saturn and Antares to move westward across the nighttime sky. The celestial threesome will climb highest up tonight around midnight, and will sit low in the west at dawn June 3.”

Here are a few facts about full moons you may not have known:

-It's a full moon, meaning the earth lies between the sun and the moon, so the complete surface of the moon is visible.

-Each month's full moon has a name and a meaning, dating back to Native Americans. June's full moon is called the strawberry moon because the short season during which strawberries can be harvested happens in June.

-However, strawberries aren't native in Europe. There, June's full moon is called the rose moon.

-June's full moon is also called a honey moon or a mead moon, because its position is low in the sky (in our hemisphere at least) and the earth's atmosphere can give it a warm tint.

-The word “honeymoon” refers to marriage's sweetness, in addition to the European custom of giving newlyweds enough mead to last them a month. But it's also interesting that June is the most popular month to get married and, as a result, many couples take their honeymoons during the month of the Honey Moon.

-And as if this month's full moon didn't have enough nicknames already, some cultures also call it a hot moon because it's the start of the summer season.

-The strawberry moon for June 2014 is extremely rare because it happened on Friday the 13. It hasn't happened on this superstitious day since 1919 and won't happen on another Friday the 13 in June until 2098.

-In fact, full moons that happen on Friday the 13 are pretty rare in general. The last one was in October 2000 (that would have been a full harvest moon or full hunter's moon by the way). The next one is expected in August 2049.