When is full moon in July 2025? Here's when to see 'buck moon' in Texas
The full moon in July coincides with the peak of nature's growth. Crops are either ripening or being harvested. Gardeners in El Paso are likely harvesting tomatoes, squash, tomatillos, and leeks, among other vegetables.
After the Buck Moon, there are five more full moons before the end of the year.
Here is what to know about the July 2025 full moon.
July 2025 full moon: Tuesday, July 10.
Peak Illumination: 2:37 p.m. MT, 3:37 p.m. CT
White Sands National Park will celebrate July's Full Moon Night at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10, in the park's outdoor amphitheater. The event will include a performance by The Out Cats, a blues duo from Las Cruces.
The park will have extended hours, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., for the event. Seating is not provided at the amphitheater. People can set up on the surrounding dunes and bring camp chairs, blankets, and coolers with food and drinks. The program is free, but park entrance fees will apply. A standard pass is $25 for a private vehicle.
To get to the amphitheater, drive approximately six miles beyond the fee station to an intersection just after the Backcountry Camping Trail parking lot. Take a right at the intersection and then turn left again. Drive approximately one mile further, and the amphitheater will be on the right side. The parking lot will open at 7 p.m.
A full moon is the phase when the moon appears to be fully illuminated from Earth's perspective.
This occurs when the sun, Earth, and moon are all in alignment, forming a straight line. The moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of the Earth, according to the Farmer's Almanac. From this position, the sun's light shines directly onto the portion of the moon that is visible to us and creates a full, bright circle of light.
Male deer antlers begin to grow in late spring. Antlers grow as fast as ¼ inch per day or one-and-a-half inches per week during this period, making them the fastest-growing bones in the world, according to the Farmers Almanac. Antlers grow from the pedicle in the buck's skull. The lengthening daylight in spring triggers hormones that initiate growth each spring. Buck antlers can easily be spotted in full velvet come July. Unlike horns, antlers are bones made mostly of calcium and phosphorus that the deer shed after mating season. Buck antlers lose their velvety coating, usually within a 24-hour period, closer to mating season in fall.
American Indians in Alaska, including the Haida and Tlingit, dubbed the July full moon the 'Salmon Moon' for its timing with salmon runs. The Wishrams in the Pacific Northwest translate to 'Salmon Go Up Rivers In A Group.' (Salmon migrate up rivers to spawn from spring through fall.) The sockeye salmon run typically begins in July and can last through October.
Aug. 9: Sturgeon moon.
Sept. 7: Corn moon.
Oct. 6: Harvest moon.
Nov. 5: Beaver moon.
Dec. 4: Cold moon.
More: Mrs. Doubtfire, Disney's Beauty and the Beast and The Wiz, part of 2025-26 Broadway in El Paso
María Cortés González may be reached at 915-546-6150; mcortes@elpasotimes.com; @eptmaria.bsky.social on Bluesky, and @eptmariacg on TikTok
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