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August’s full moon will rise on the night of August 21 and will reach peak illumination the next day on Sunday, August 22nd.
The full moon in August is historically referred to as the Sturgeon Moon, named so after North America’s largest fish, the Lake Sturgeon. This is because the rising of the full moon coincides with an abundance of giant sturgeon caught in North America’s Great Lakes.
According to Farmer’s Almanac, it is also known by different nicknames in different cultures, such as Flying Up Moon (Cree), Corn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota), Black Cherries Moon (Assiniboine), and Ricing Moon (Anishinaabe).
WHY IS IT CALLED A BLUE MOON:
A blue moon is the second full moon that occurs in a month. Unlike a normal blue moon, this month does not have two full moons. There is also one other definition for a Blue Moon. When there are four full moons in a season, the third full moon of the season with four full moons is also called a Blue Moon. This is “rare” because it happens only once in two to three years.
HOW & WHEN TO WATCH:
The moon will first rise on the night of August 21. It will reach its peak brilliance around the next day morning. To the casual stargazer, the moon will appear full the night before and after its peak.
To catch a glimpse of this spectacular moon, look towards the southeastern sky above the horizon after sunset on August 21st or 22nd. The moon will reach the highest point around midnight.
