At a Glance

Tonight's full Strawberry Moon is said to be the most colorful moon of the year. The full moon will be at its peakat 12:53 a.m. EDT on the East Coast and at 9:53 p.m PDT on the West Coast.It will be a double treat for sky gazers tonight as Saturn will be at its closest point of the year.

Stargazers will be afforded a view of the so-called Full Strawberry Moon tonight, the most colorful full moon of the year.

June's full strawberry moon owes its name to the time of year when ripe strawberries, according to the Farmer's Almanac. It has also been known as theHoney Moon, Mead Moon,and theFull Rose MooninEurope.

Its low, shallow path across the sky makes June'sStrawberry Moon the Bob Bonadurer, director of the Milwaukee Public Museum's Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"It's the most colorful of all full moons. We always get more color in the sky when things are lower,"Bonadurer said.

Not everyone will have a good view of the moon. Cloud cover will obscure the sky for many in the Northeast and along parts of the mid-Atlantic coast, said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.

Those in the Midwest, Plains and parts of the South are expected to havegood viewing conditions, although spotty thunderstorms could block the sky in some areas, Dolce said. Those in the Rockies and the Southwest should have a decent view as well.

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For those in New York City, the moon will rise 8:05 p.m. and set at 5:06 a.m. It will be at its peakat 12:53 a.m. EDT Thursday on the East Coast and at 9:53 p.m PDT Wednesday on the West Coast.

Tonight will provide a double treat for sky gazers as Saturn will be at its closest point of the year. It will be visible to the naked eye, rising just after sunset and setting just before dawn, but you will need a telescope to see the planet's famed rings.

It's always best to view the night sky far from light pollution.