The July 2025 full 'Buck Moon' will give stargazers an opportunity to appreciate several distinct quirks of orbital mechanics at work! For starters, it falls close to the summer solstice, a time of the year when the sun rides particularly high in the sky, while the moon tracks a low path over the southern horizon.

It's a type of supermoon - which is when the Moon is closest to Earth and full - and different supermoons have different names. The Buck Moon gets its name because traditionally July is the time when a buck - or male deer - grows its full antlers.

July's full moon, the 'Buck Moon" will rise on Thursday, a reddish hue moon that gets it's name after the time of year where bucks start to grow their antlers. The moon will reach its peak at 4:37 p.m.