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With the full buck moon early next week, you'll have a special treat this week if you like to look at the moon and the stars. It's a supermoon.
The full moon in July, known as the "buck moon," will be the year's largest and brightest supermoon. At 2:39 PM, it reaches its maximum illumination. Wednesday at Eastern Daylight Time, but it will be well below the horizon at that time. After sunset, keep an eye out for its ascent in the southeast sky.
Of course, it's unclear if we'll be able to see it in New Jersey. Wednesday, July 13 is expected to see thunderstorms, according to AccuWeather's forecast, which also calls for an 80% cloud cover.
If the weather is favorable, the full moon will arrive at perigee, or its closest point in its elliptical orbit to Earth, at 5:06 a.m. EDT on Wednesday.
Because male deer's antlers are fully developed during the month of July, the full moon is often referred to as a "full buck moon." The Old Farmer's Almanac states that deer shed and develop new antlers each year, "building a larger and more impressive set as the years go by."
According to NASA, the Buck moon will appear in the sky on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 2:38 p.m. ET. That’s right — it will appear at its biggest and brightest right in the middle of the day, for those who live in Eastern Time and nearby time zones.
There's no need to set your alarm at a specific hour because, according to NASA, the Buck moon will appear full for nearly three days, beginning on Tuesday, July 12 and ending on Friday, July 15.
The full Buck supermoon will be visible with the unaided eye, just like any other full moon, however using a telescope or a pair of binoculars will enhance your supermoon viewing.
