August's Sturgeon full moon peaked early Saturday morning, Aug. 9, at 3:54 a.m. ET. The moon will look full to the naked eye for a couple of days before it starts the next phase and becomes a waning gibbous, according to NASA.

This stunning view of the full Sturgeon Moon suspended between New York's iconic skyscrapers was taken by Nazli Zeynep Karabulut on the night of Aug. 9, as the lunar disk rose over New York and was temporarily speared by the point of the Empire State Building.

August's full "sturgeon moon" peaked on Aug. 9, but was best viewed during moonrise on both Aug. 8 and 9 from North America.