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.

While there's a new full moon every month, July's full moon is special. The so-called "buck moon" will light up the sky on Thursday, July 10. Here's what to know about this month's moon and when it will be visible.