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The full buck moon \u2014 the first full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere \u2014 will turn full on Thursday, July 10. It will be best seen at moonrise as it appears in the east during dusk that evening. It takes its name from the antlers that emerge from a buck\u2019s forehead in summer. Occurring so soon after the solstice, like last June\u2019s strawberry moon<\/a>, it will also be one of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year. <\/p>\n The full Buck Moon passes behind Hudson Yards and the Empire State Building in New York City on July … More 23, 2021 as seen from Lyndhurst, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n The buck moon will turn full at 4:38 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 10. It will look full the night before and the night after it’s officially 100%-lit by the sun, but the best time to watch it rise will be at moonrise during dusk on Thursday, July 10. <\/p>\n EarthSky<\/a> says July\u2019s full moon is called the buck, thunder and hay moon in North America. Cultural and seasonal names for a full moon vary hugely across the world. <\/p>\n A full moon always looks at its best when it first appears on the eastern horizon during dusk. The sight is optimized when the moon rises shortly after sunset, which it does this month in North America, with the moon rising about 25 minutes after the sun goes down. <\/p>\n As well as rising late at night in the Northern Hemisphere, July\u2019s buck moon is one of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year. That\u2019s because the full moon is opposite the sun, by definition, so it mirrors the sun\u2019s position \u2014 the full moon is at its lowest when the sun is at its highest. In practice, that means July\u2019s full moon never gets very high in the sky. <\/p>\n To see the full buck moon at its best at moonrise, find an elevated location, an open field or an east-facing coastline with a clear view of the eastern horizon. <\/p>\n Best Time To See The Full \u2018buck Moon\u2019 Rise<\/p>\n To find the best time to see it appear from where you are, consult a moonrise calculator<\/a>. Here are some sample times : <\/p>\n A view of the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle as it returned from the surface of the moon to dock with … More the command module Columbia. The lunar module ascent stage was about 4 meters across. Command module pilot Michael Collins took this picture just before docking at 21:34:00 UT (5:34 p.m. EDT) 21 July 1969. (Photo by: Universal History Archive\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Iconic Image Of All Humans But One, From The ‘buck Moon’<\/p>\n On July 21, 1969, the late Michael Collins \u2014 Command Module Pilot on NASA\u2019s Apollo 11 spacecraft \u2014 took this image of the lunar lander Eagle as it returned Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Mission Commander, and Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot, from the moon\u2019s surface where they had become the first humans to walk upon it. In the background is Earth, making Collins the only human not featured. Technically speaking, those on Earth\u2019s night side aren\u2019t in it, either, but it remains an iconic image. Collins took it while he orbited about 60 miles (97 km) above the moon in Apollo 11’s Columbia command module, where he had remained alone for 22 hours. <\/p>\n Background<\/p>\n The buck moon is the seventh of 12 full moons in 2025. A solar year is 365.24 days, while a lunar year is around 354.37 days, so sometimes there are 13 full moons in one calendar (solar) year \u2014 as in 2023 and next in 2028. Of the 12 full moons in 2025, three will be \u201csupermoons\u201d and two \u201cblood moon\u201d total lunar eclipses (the first happened on March 13-14<\/a>, and the next lunar eclipse is on Sept. 7-8<\/a>). <\/p>\n The next full moon is the sturgeon moon, which will occur on Saturday, Aug. 9. It will be the second full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n Further ReadingForbesSee Two \u2018Blood Moons,\u2019 Three \u2018Supermoons\u2019 And The Biggest Full Moon Since 2019: The Moon In 2025By Jamie Carter<\/a>ForbesWhen To See June\u2019s \u2018Strawberry Moon,\u2019 The Lowest Full Moon Since 2006By Jamie Carter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline The full buck moon \u2014 the first full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere \u2014 will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240978,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93761,90956,3863,38997,38994,93762,38995,93760,70,16,15,38996],"class_list":{"0":"post-240977","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science","8":"tag-august-full-moon","9":"tag-buck-moon","10":"tag-full-moon","11":"tag-full-moon-2025","12":"tag-full-moon-calendar-2025","13":"tag-full-moon-july","14":"tag-is-tonight-a-full-moon","15":"tag-july-full-moon","16":"tag-science","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-when-is-the-next-full-moon"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114802565071614046","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n