When to see the full moon in July

The next full moon of 2021 will be on Friday in the United States

Called the male moon and the thunder moon, Earth’s natural satellite will appear opposite the sun in Earth longitude at 10:37 p.m. ET, according to NASA.

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In a blog post, the agency wrote that while most of the Americas would experience the moon on Friday, from Newfoundland and Greenland eastward to the international date line, the celestial event will occur on Saturday. July 24.

The moon will appear full from Thursday evening to Sunday morning.

A full moon occurs when sunlight reflects off the near face of the moon.

According to the Maine Farmer’s Almanac, this full moon was named by the Northeastern Algonquin tribes for the period when new deer antlers are growing out of their foreheads.

It is also known as the Thunder Moon due to the frequent thunderstorms in the season.

Alternatively, Europeans called this full moon the hay moon for seasonal haymaking – and sometimes the mead moon. Hindus, Buddhists and Jains have called this moon the full moon of the guru and the moon has been celebrated as a time to “clear the mind and honor the guru or spiritual master”.

This full moon also marks an important time for Theravada Buddhists, with the feast of Asalha Puja or “Dharma Day”.

The moon also signifies the beginning of Vassa: an annual three-month Buddhist retreat.

Additionally, this full moon falls in the middle of the sixth month of the Chinese calendar, the last month of the Islamic year, and corresponds to the Israeli holiday of Tu B’Av.

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KCPQ noted on Wednesday that the appearance of this full moon could be changed Due to presence of forest fire smoke who traveled east thousands of miles in the jet stream.

This smoke transformed the skies of the eastern United States to a hazy gray and the sun to a blood orange color.