Sky watchers have been enjoying the full moon or the full moon in July.
In New York, the moonrise coincided with Macy’s annual July 4 fireworks show. This year, an impressive display lit up the sky above the Empire State Building.
The moon will appear full until Monday morning, according to NASA.
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac notes that Buck Moon earned his name because it occurs at a time of year when the dollar horns are “in full growth mode.” The July full moon is also known as the thunder moon.
The moon rises beyond the Empire State Building prior to the July 4, Macy’s Fireworks Spectacular on July 4, 2020 in New York City.
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The full moon rose on Saturday night and reached maximum illumination at 12:44 am ET on Sunday morning.
The full moon was a partial twilight eclipse. In a penumbral lunar eclipse, part of the Moon passes through the outer part of Earth’s shadow, according to NASA.
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Last month, sky watchers around the world enjoyed the stunning June full moon or strawberry moon. The strawberry moon was also a penumbral lunar eclipse for sky watchers in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
Macy’s fireworks go off on top of the Empire State Building when the full moon rises in the sky on July 4, 2020, viewed from Weehawken, New Jersey.
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May’s full moon, known as the flower moon, was the last supermoon of 2020.
July is also a good time to see Venus and Mercury, according to NASA.
“Wednesday morning, July 8, 2020, will be when the brightest of the planets, Venus, reaches its brightest,” he explains on his website. “Starting Thursday morning, July 16, 2020, the planet Mercury will be above the horizon when morning twilight begins (at least for the Washington DC area), making all five planets visible to the naked eye (if you have a clear view of Mercury on the horizon in the east-northeast and Jupiter and Saturn on the horizon in the southwest). “
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The full moon is seen first thing in the morning in Ankara, Turkey, on July 5, 2020. (Photo by Mustafa Murat Kaynak / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
The five planets with the naked eye are Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter.
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