On Wednesday, July 13, the full moon for July, also known as the Buck Moon, will streak across the planet’s sky. The moon will be full and bright on Tuesday as well as Thursday night (July 12 and July 14), too.
The moon will be at its fullest on Wednesday at around 2:38 p.m. EDT (18:38 UTC). However, the Buck doesn’t stop there.
The moon appears even bigger and brighter than usual, as experienced skywatchers may have noticed.
This is due to the fact that the full moon will rise as a supermoon for the third consecutive month, which is a full moon that takes place when the moon is around or at its perigee, or closest point to Earth.
On July 13, at around 5 a.m. EDT (09:00 UTC), 10 hours before the full moon rises, the moon reaches perigee for this month.
According to NASA, the Moon will be at perigee, or its closest point to the Earth for this orbit, on July 13th.
This cosmic phenomenon is known as a Supermoon, which appears to mean that the moon seems slightly larger and brighter than usual.
The full moon on July 13 is known as the “Buck moon” because it occurs during the growing season for deer, or bucks.
The supermoon will be visible that day at about 2:38 PM EDT (12:08 am IST, Thursday). Since it appeared during the strawberry harvest season, the supermoon sighted on June 14 was dubbed the “Strawberry Moon.”
