July’s buck moon

July’s full moon, the buck moon, may illuminate the sky tonight in a particularly big way.

NASA says you can still catch a glimpse of the buck moon every morning this week until early Friday. It will reach its peak today at noon but will not be fully visible in North America until the moon rise.

For those who do have the chance to catch a view, it might appear larger and brighter than other moons of 2022 because it’s a supermoon.

While there isn’t a single definition of “supermoon,” the term typically refers to a full moon that can stand out more than others because it is within 90% of its closest orbit to Earth. The buck moon is the supermoon that will come closest to Earth this year, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

This full moon is most commonly known as the buck moon because male deer, or bucks, fully grow out their antlers in July.