The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

July’s first full moon- the Buck Moon- will show up on Thursday (July 10). The first of its kind in the astronomical summer of the Northern Hemisphere, the moon will be one of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year,

The moon rises in the southeast sky on Thursday evening around 9 p.m. in both D.C. and San Francisco. July’s full moon — the first of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere — will reach peak illumination at 4:38 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, with best viewing during the predawn and again after dark in the evening.