When is the August full moon? Quickly, together with different celestial occasions

• The final full moon of summer season, the Sturgeon Moon, peaks on Saturday, August ninth.
• The near-full moon will seem near Saturn, Venus, and Jupiter from August 11-13.
• The Perseid meteor bathe can even peak round August 12-13, however the full moon could diminish its visibility.

The final full moon of summer season will occur on the finish of the week.

Along with being the final full moon of summer season, August’s full moon will happen inside a couple of days of the Perseid meteor bathe. The celestial fireplace present began on July 17, however the meteor bathe peaks in mid-August.

According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the August full moon, or Sturgeon Moon, will dip under the horizon within the early morning hours, accompanied by a hanging alignment of Saturn, Venus and Jupiter.

Here’s when to catch the August full moon.

When is the August full moon in 2025?

August’s Sturgeon Moon will peak on Saturday, August 9.

What time will the August full moon peak in Tennessee?

August’s full moon will attain peak illumination at 2:57 a.m. CT within the Memphis and Nashville areas and round 3:55 a.m. ET in East Tennessee.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac recommends wanting up about an hour earlier than dawn, around 5 a.m. CT/4 a.m. ET, when the moon will nonetheless be glowing brightly within the early morning sky.

How to view Saturn, Venus and Jupiter close to the total moon

If you miss the total moon on Aug. 9, the evening sky will supply one other present from Aug. 11 to 13.

On Aug. 12, the 88% illuminated moon will seem close to Saturn, in keeping with Star Walk. That identical evening, Venus and Jupiter, two of the brightest planets, will shine carefully collectively. Skywatchers will be capable of observe the planets with the bare eye or via a pair of binoculars.

When to view the Perseid meteor bathe in Tennessee

While the total moon will peak on Friday, a meteor bathe can even seem in mid-August.

The Perseid meteor bathe will peak on the evening of Aug. 12 into the early morning of Aug. 13.

People can count on to see 50 to 75 meteors per hour underneath supreme circumstances in the course of the peak, in keeping with the American Meteor Society. However, they will not be as spectacular this yr resulting from how shut the Perseid peak is to the August full moon.

Stargazers can catch the meteor bathe between midnight and daybreak, in keeping with the society. The Perseid meteor shower could be seen anyplace with a transparent sky and minimal gentle air pollution.

Full moon climate: Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville

Memphis is predicted to have clear skies on Friday evening, in keeping with AccuWeather and the National Weather Service. Temperatures needs to be between 73 levels and 74 levels, with a minimal likelihood of rain.

You can discover the climate report for the Nashville space here and the Knoxville space here.

Why is August’s full moon referred to as the Sturgeon Moon?

The Old Farmer’s Almanac attracts its full moon names from a wide range of sources, together with Native American, Colonial American and European traditions.

Historically, these names referred not simply to the total moon itself, however to all the lunar month through which it appeared.

August’s full moon is historically referred to as the Sturgeon Moon, named after the large lake sturgeon, as soon as ample within the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.

These freshwater fish had been an important meals supply for Native American communities within the area and had been most simply caught throughout this time of yr. While as soon as plentiful, lake sturgeon are actually far much less widespread.

Other August full moon names embrace:

• Flying Up Moon (Cree): Marks the time when younger birds are able to take flight.
• Corn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota), and Ricing Moon (Anishinaabe): Refer to the interval of harvesting crops and wild rice.
• Black Cherries Moon (Assiniboine): Signals the ripening of chokecherries.
• Mountain Shadows Moon (Tlingit): A reputation utilized by the Tlingit folks of the Pacific Northwest to explain this time of yr.

Jordan Green covers trending information for The Commercial Appeal. She could be reached at jordan.green@commercialappeal.com.