Tonight's Buck Moon: A Super-Low Summer Spectacle

The Full "Buck" Moon rises tonight. July's Full Moon is the farthest Moon from the Sun all year, because Earth just passed aphelion on July 3rd ... its farthest point from the Sun.

Also, the "Buck" Moon is low in the sky tonight. This is because a Full Moon is in the exact opposite part of the sky as the Sun. Since we passed the summer solstice not long ago, the Sun is at its highest in the daytime sky, so the Moon is near its lowest in the evening sky.

It's called the Buck Moon because it occurs in early summer, when bucks typically begin growing new antlers covered in velvety fur.

So far, mainly cloudy skies are forecast locally. Hopefully it will clear enough to see Moonrise.

As always, I love seeing your images. If you capture it tonight, please share it so that we can all enjoy it. :)