Today is last day of the spring season and beginning of Summer Season with Strawberry Moon -the name given by American tribes due to the harvesting season of strawberries by them. The Strawberry Moon was seen in India around 12.10 am till wee hours since June 24 and brightness of moon will become normal shining on June 27.
The moon appears slightly bigger and brighter due to its proximity with the earth in its elliptical orbit. The waning period of the moon in June will also be marked by conjunction with Jupiter and Saturn in wee hours.
From 28th June, two planets, Saturn and Jupiter, will be close to the moon to make it a splendid trio.
The Moon-Saturn conjunction will occur June 27 at a magnitude of -12.6 in wee hours till dawn. And, the Moon-Jupiter conjunction will occur on June 28 at a magnitude of -2.7 after mid-night. Furthermore, the Jupiter will appear brighter than the Saturn in the conjunction.
This early morning at 4 AM, I watched the conjurations and took some compositional photos of the moon (See inset collage)
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