Full Moon July 2021: When and how to see the Buck Moon?

AAnyone who is hoping to see something magical this Friday evening July 23 is in luck, because the July full moon – the so-called Buck moon – will shine brightly.

Curiously, the Buck moon will be a different color depending on where you are in the United States. For example, if you are in an area that has been hit by smoky skies due to the forest fires this summer, you might see an orange-looking moon. Others, on the other hand, may see more of a red-orange color, as opposed to the typical white moon.

The reason for the Buck moon The appearance is due to the fact that the sun, earth and moon are perfectly aligned, but since the moon is about five degrees from the plane of the earth’s orbit, the sunlight will fall entirely on the side of the moon making facing the earth.

When and how to see the Buck Moon

In order to see the Buck moon, you’ll need to look skyward at 10:37 p.m. ET on Friday or 7:37 p.m. PT in the US. If you are coming from the UK and expecting to see a full moon, you will need to exit at 2:37 am.

If you can’t fully see this Friday night, however, the Buck moon will still look 100 percent full on Saturday night July 24. Then on Sunday evening it will appear 97 percent full.

If there’s a reason you can’t see the Buck Moon over the next few days, the next full moon should be in the sky on Sunday, August 22.

Why is she called the Buck Moon?

The full moon in July is called the Buck moon by the indigenous Algonquin peoples of what is now the northeastern United States, according to the former Maine Farmer’s Almanac, which released the names of full moons in the 1930s, NASA said.

It gets this name because it is around the time when the antlers of male deer, called billy goats, are in full growth phase.