Overview

• The Buck Moon reaches full phase on July 10 at 3:37 p.m. CDT (10:09 p.m. BST), with best views after moonrise following sunset
• Earth’s recent aphelion puts this moon at its greatest distance from the Sun in 2025, keeping it low in the sky
• Atmospheric scattering and the Moon illusion will make the lunar disk look larger and adopt a rusty orange hue at the horizon
• Sky watchers can also catch the Perseid meteor shower from July 14 to September 1, with its peak around August 12–13
• Astronomy clubs across North America and the U.K. are hosting community stargazing events featuring the Buck Moon in Sagittarius’s Teapot along with Mars, Saturn and Venus