The figures
At 11:59 UTC on Thursday, June 5, 2031 the Moon reaches 14°39' Sagittarius with the Sun opposite at 14°39' Gemini. The distance is 359,675 km, 24,725 km closer than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 14°39' Sagittarius, places it in the second decan of Sagittarius, on the axis that runs across to Gemini. This one is also a penumbral lunar eclipse, so the Moon is within range of a node at 14°39' Sagittarius rather than merely opposite the Sun. It is the 11th of the 25 lunations dated for 2031, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 11:59 UTC on June 5, 2031 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 07:59 | 5 June |
| Los Angeles | 04:59 | 5 June |
| London | 12:59 | 5 June |
| Delhi | 17:29 | 5 June |
| Sydney | 21:59 | 5 June |
| Istanbul | 14:59 | 5 June |
Why it is called the Strawberry Moon
The Strawberry Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of June, and in 2031 it falls on June 5, 2031 at 14°39' Sagittarius. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2031 one lands in Sagittarius at 14°39' Sagittarius while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 14°39' Sagittarius falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Taurus | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Gemini | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Cancer | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Leo | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Virgo | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Libra | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
| Scorpio | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Sagittarius | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Capricorn | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Aquarius | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Pisces | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
A full moon in Sagittarius
Anything within a couple of degrees of 14°39' Sagittarius in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Gemini, Pisces or Virgo, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of June 5, 2031 marks is a position rather than an event: 14°39' Sagittarius, in the second decan, with the Sun at 14°39' Gemini. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 14°39' Sagittarius, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 15 days earlier and the next follows 14 days after June 5, 2031.
- Before it: the new moon of May 21, 2031
- After it: the new moon of June 19, 2031
- The last full moon in Sagittarius: June 15, 2030
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on June 5, 2031?
11:59 UTC on June 5, 2031; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
14°39' Sagittarius — the second decan. The chart reading for June 5, 2031 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 359,675 km, which is 24,725 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On June 5, 2031 the Moon simply reaches 14°39' Sagittarius; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.