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

The name "Buck Moon" coincides with a process in the animal kingdom. It is when male deer start to develop new antlers.

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.