See The 'Strawberry Moon' Over Puget Sound Wednesday

SEATTLE, WA - The first full moon of June is called the "strawberry moon." If the skies over Puget Sound are clear Wednesday night, we'll see a full moon that might have a strawberry hue.

The moon will have a reddish-pink color because it will rise relatively early - 9:53 p.m. on the West Coast - and might catch some of the color of the setting sun. But according to "The Old Farmer's Almanac," the strawberry moon was named by the Algonquin people because it was a reminder to harvest, of course, summer berries.

"The June Full Moon is called the Full Strawberry Moon. This Full Moon got its name from the Algonquin tribes who knew it as a signal to gather the ripening fruit of wild strawberries. It has also been known as the Honey Moon, Mead Moon, and the Full Rose Moon in Europe," according to the almanac.

The chance of seeing the moon is about 50-50. The National Weather Service is predicting a partly-cloudy Wednesday night across Puget Sound.

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