Mark your calendars for the next Full Buck Moon, the full moon that occurs every year in July.
A full moon occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, so the moon looks completely illuminated. It happens about once a month or 29.53 days on average, also called a synodic month.
When is the next Buck Moon?
The next Full Buck Moon will be on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:37 pm EDT. It will be the first full moon of Summer and the Full Moon in Capricorn. The June New Moon will start the lunar cycle for the July 10 Full Moon.
When was the last Buck Moon?
The last Full Buck Moon was on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 6:17 am EDT. It was the second full moon of Summer and was the full moon in Capricorn.
Why the July Full Moon is called the Full Buck Moon
The July Full Moon nickname is probably not one you would have guessed. This full moon name comes from the time of year when the antlers start to appear on bucks (male deer).
Other nicknames for the July Full Moon include the Thunder Moon and Hay Moon.
Lunar Eclipses
- July 24, 1907: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 13, 1908: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 26, 1915: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 14, 1916: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 4, 1917: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 25, 1926: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 26, 1934: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 16, 1935: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 4, 1936: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 6, 1944: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 26, 1953: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 15, 1954: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 17, 1962: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 6, 1963: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 26, 1972: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 15, 1973: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 27, 1980: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 17, 1981: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 6, 1982: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 26, 1991: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 28, 1999: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 16, 2000: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 5, 2001: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 7, 2009: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 27, 2018: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 16, 2019: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 5, 2020: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 6, 2028: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 27, 2037: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 16, 2038: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 17, 2046: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 7, 2047: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 26, 2056: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 28, 2064: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 17, 2065: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 7, 2066: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 8, 2074: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 28, 2083: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)
- July 17, 2084: Partial Lunar Eclipse
- July 7, 2085: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 18, 2092: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- July 8, 2093: Partial Lunar Eclipse