The full moon of June, also known as the Mead Moon and Honey Moon in Europe, coincides with a season of food abundance. Experts indicate that a solar eclipse usually occurs about two weeks after a lunar eclipse, leading to the notion that these phenomena never come alone.
In the year 2025, a total lunar eclipse known as the 'Blood Moon or Strawberry Moon' will be observable in Mexico. This astronomical event will take place between the night of Thursday, March 13, and the early morning of Friday, March 14. Alfredo Manríquez Rangel, an astrophysicist and science communicator, explained that during this eclipse, the Moon will turn a particular red color around 12:30 AM, Central Mexico time.
The total red lunar eclipse can be seen in various parts of America, including Mexico, Canada, the United States, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, the Caribbean islands, and part of Argentina. Other countries, such as Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and French Guiana, will be able to witness the phenomenon partially.
These types of astronomical phenomena, like Blood Moons, are often surrounded by myths and legends but pose no health risk. The total lunar eclipse will be documented in the Antikythera Mechanism, a replica of an ancient bronze artifact that predicts celestial phenomena.
According to NASA, the June moon is called the Strawberry Moon because it coincides with the harvest season of this fruit in the northeastern part of North America. The appearance of the Moon may vary from a reddish hue to a whiter one depending on its position on the horizon, as experts explain.
