Jul.'s full buck moon is arriving
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The first full moon of July and astronomical summer, called a Buck Moon, is tonight, July 10. The Buck Moon will be one of the lowest hanging full moons of the year. The only full moon that sits lower in the horizon is June's Strawberry Moon. The remaining ...
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.