The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

Although the Buck moon reaches its peak today, it will still be visibly full through July 11, so if you can't catch it at its peak tonight, you'll still have a chance to enjoy the full moon in all its glory through Friday night.

July’s full moon is called "the Buck Moon” because in July, velvet antler growth, called antlerogenesis, makes an older buck’s rack often very noticeable and actually at its peak growth rate.