Jul.'s full buck moon is arriving
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The next full moon is Saturday, Aug. 9, and is sometimes called the Sturgeon Moon. It gets that name from when "The Great Lakes and Lake Champlain sturgeon were said to be most readily caught," per the Old Farmer's Almanac.
The full buck moon rose on July 10, stunning skywatchers around the world with its orange hues and low arc through the southern sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
This year, the Buck Moon follows Earth's aphelion, the point in its orbit farthest from the Sun, by just a few days, according to Space.com. That makes it the full moon farthest from the Sun in 2025, a result of orbital geometry rather than distance from Earth.
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Live Science on MSNFull moons of 2025: When is the next full moon?When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2025, including the full 'Buck Moon' on June 10.
The full moon will come "with a celestial bonus—setting in the early morning sky near a dazzling alignment of Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter."
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Another Full Moon will return to the skies across central Indiana the night of July 10th. These full moons contain different names, depending on the month. These names date back to the 1930s,