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Everything to Know About July's Buck Moon, the Biggest Supermoon of the Year
July is giving us another reason to point our eyes to the sky.
While fireworks have come and gone, it's time to look up once again as this month's full moon is upon us — and it's going to be super!
Known as the Buck Moon, July's full moon is set to rise on Wednesday, July 13. The celestial spectacle is going to be quite the event because the natural satellite is expected to reach its nearest point to Earth.
Due to its close proximity to our planet, the big bright orb has been labeled a supermoon and will orbit closest to Earth compared to any other full moon this year, according to the Farmer's Almanac. The best part? No binoculars or telescopes are needed to view this fantastic phenomenon!
Like many other full moons, July's Buck Moon derives from Native Americans who first published its name in the Maine Farmer's Almanac in the 1930s.
"According to this almanac, as the full moon in July – the Algonquin tribes in what is now the northeastern United States called this full moon the Buck Moon," per NASA. "Early summer is normally when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. They also called this the Thunder Moon because of early summer's frequent thunderstorms."
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