A full Strawberry Moon will be visible in most parts of the world over June 5 and 6, 2020.

For Singapore specifically, the moon will turn precisely full on June 6, 3:12am.

According to NASA, it will last for about three days, so you won't have to pry yourself from bed in the dead of the night to see it.

Strawberry season

The name "Strawberry Moon" is not so much for its hue, but instead correlates to the relatively short strawberry season in north eastern North America.

Other names given to the phenomenon are Rose Moon, Hot Moon, and Mead Moon.

Therefore, to temper your expectations, the moon may not necessarily appear pink or red.

Instead, it may either be tinged with orange, or even take on its usual silvery wash.

Here's NASA's explanation for its otherworldly hue (or the lack of it):

"For Europe's higher latitudes, the full Moon nearest the summer solstice shines through more atmosphere than at other times of the year, making it more likely to have a reddish colour (for the same reasons that sunrises and sunsets are red)."

Here are a couple of particularly nice shots:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ITYKAiDTM/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAk66cBAzKg/

https://www.instagram.com/p/By_q7m2HIsb/

Although this is probably closer to reality, especially if you're using a phone camera:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA84Hyrlivj/

Penumbral lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse will also be taking place in Singapore on June 6, at 1:45am.

In such an eclipse, only the outer shadow of Earth (the penumbral) falls on the moon, according to EarthSky.

This means that the changes will be so subtle that most viewers will not notice it with their naked eye.

Top photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images