Full Moon News 9 August 2025

July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

Don’t Miss the August 9, 2025 “Sturgeon Moon” – Two Nights of Lunar Spectacle, Cosmic Meaning & Global Traditions

Peak illumination occurs on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 3:55 a.m. EDT (07:55 GMT), with the Moon opposite the Sun in Capricornus near Deneb Algedi and fully illuminated toward Earth. The full Moon will be visible for two nights, rising near sunset on August 8 and August 9, with New York City at about 8:03 p.m. on Aug 8 and 8:32 p.m. on Aug 9. It is not a supermoon; the 2025 supermoons are Harvest Moon on October 7, Beaver Moon on November 5, and Cold Moon on December 4. On August 12 the Moon will pass within about 3.5°

9 August 2025

Skywatch Alert: Perseid Meteors, Sturgeon Moon & Venus-Jupiter Conjunction Dazzle Aug 9–10, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower is active August 9–10, 2025, with peak activity expected August 12–13 and up to 100 meteors per hour at peak under ideal dark skies. The full Moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon, reaches full on August 9, 2025 at 3:55 a.m. EDT (07:55 GMT) and will dominate the sky that night. The Perseids radiate from the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast after midnight, making the late-night to pre-dawn hours the best viewing time. Under the near-full Moon, bright Perseids can still streak across the sky, especially in the pre-dawn hours. Venus (-4 magnitude) and

9 August 2025

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