The July full moon will create an optical illusion. Peak time to see the 'Buck moon' in RI
On July 10, July's full moon will be at its peak at 4:37 p.m. ET, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. It will be below the horizon when it reaches its peak, but you can face southeast to watch the moon rise following sunset.
The full moon will be visible from July 9 to July 10, according to NASA.
The trick will be when it rises. The Earth is currently just about at its farthest point from the sun in its orbit, according to Live Science, which means the moon is also at its farthest point.
This creates an interesting moon rise, where is will appear low in the sky, giving it an unnaturally large appearance known as the moon illusion.
"Photographs prove that the moon is the same width near the horizon as when it's high in the sky, but that's not what we perceive with our eyes," NASA says. "Thus, it's an illusion rooted in the way our brains process visual information. Even though we've been observing it for thousands of years, there's still not a satisfying scientific explanation for exactly why we see it."
The weather is looking less than ideal for watching a moonrise. AccuWeather is forecasting clouds and rain on July 9 and clouds and thunderstorms on July 10 in Providence.
The Buck Moon, a Native American term, is called as such because "the antlers of male deer (bucks) are in full-growth mode at this time," according to the Farmer's Almanac. "Bucks shed and regrow their antlers each year, producing a larger and more impressive set as the years go by."
According to the Farmer's Almanac, they include:
Feather Moulting Moon (Cree)
Salmon Moon, (Tlingit)
Berry Moon (Anishinaabe)
When the Chokecherries are Ripe (Dakota)
Month of the Ripe Corn Moon (Cherokee)
Raspberry Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe)
Thunder Moon (Western Abenaki)
Halfway Summer Moon (Anishinaabe)
A full moon can be seen clearly with the naked eye.
But in a past interview with USA Today Network, Tim Brothers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology technical Instructor and observatory manager, said with any case of stargazing, it's much better if you're using a good telescope or a pair of binoculars.
According to Time and Date, they include:
Sturgeon Moon: Aug. 9, 2025
Corn Moon: Sept. 7, 2025
Harvest Moon: Oct. 6, 2025
Beaver Moon: Nov. 5, 2025
Cold Moon: Dec. 4, 2025
The USA Today Network contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: July full moon will create 'moon illusion.' When to see it in RI
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