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Learn about the Full Buck Moon for July—plus, full Moon names, best days by the Moon, and more.

Full Moon Names

July is the month of the Full Buck Moon. Bucks begin to grow new antlers at this time. This full Moon was also known as the Thunder Moon, because thunderstorms are so frequent during this month.

See all Full Moon names and their meanings.
See your next Full Moon chart.
Are you mobile? Download our Full Moon Finder app!

Moon Phase Dates July 2015

All dates and times are ET. See the Moon Phase Calendar for your city/state.

Full Moon: July 1, 10:20 P.M.
Last Quarter: July 8, 4:24 P.M.
New Moon: July 15, 9:24 P.M.
 
 First Quarter: July 24, 12:04 A.M.
 
 Full Moon: July 31, 6:43 A.M.

Full Moon Video

Each month, we will explain the traditional names of the full Moon along with some fascinating Moon facts. This month, learn about the Full Buck Moon, why July is such an important month in Moon history, and how scientists measure the distance from Earth to the Moon.  Click below to watch video.

Best Days in July 2015

Below are the best days for activities, based on the Moon's sign and phase in July.

For Cutting Hay:

  • 7–9

For Setting Eggs:

  • 3, 4, 30, 31

For Fishing:

  • 1, 15–31

See Best Days for more activities.

Moon Facts

  • On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the Moon. He also placed the U.S. flag there.
  • On July 31, 1999, the ashes of astrogeologist Eugene Shoemaker were deposited on the Moon.

Share your thoughts about this month's Moon below!

 

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Comments

Perfect sabbath for

By Patricia Strawhorn

Perfect sabbath for Creator..also weather...

We are scheduling my son for

By Jammy Malone

We are scheduling my son for a tonsilectomy and would like to know the best time for him to have the surgery.Bdate 9/6/96. We have a tenative schedule of 8/5/14.

This buck moon is in

By Alexis Rotella, M.Ac.

This buck moon is in Capricorn.

Exquisite moon over the past

By Michell

Exquisite moon over the past few nights..!

pls check again...i

By dave wilburn

pls check again...i believe
the moon is in astronomical
virgo

Writing from Jonesport Maine,

By Pamela Gilpin Stowe

Writing from Jonesport Maine, the full moon, the high tides and EST work together, when the Moon is full the high tides are just around noon and midnight. It is like magic! Got a tide clock for Christmas and it keeps you on top of the tide movements. Too Cool.

I do not know much about

By Shelia McKinney

I do not know much about astrology but, I saw where people were asking about surgery.
I was born April 7, 1957 east TN. What dates are the best dates for me to have surgery this year and what are dates to totaly avoid? Dates are not set and will have surgery on at least 2 dates, possibly 3.
Thanks

Best not to have surgery when

By Alexis Rotella, M.Ac.

Best not to have surgery when the moon is in Pisces -- blood does not clot well then. Would not have surgery when mercury is retrograde or when your personal planets are not in good synch . Always good to consult a good astrologer.

What about couplez who are

By Jeannie Landeros

What about couplez who are struggling to get pregnant, I thought I herad once that u had better results on certain occurrences with the moon is that true or false and do u have a schedule for that?
Thank u

Does this mean there will be

By Thomas K. Hawes Jr.

Does this mean there will be twice as many nuts out there in August ?

I'm petitioning the court for

By Cannon craft

I'm petitioning the court for a restricted driving liscence...is ths the best moon

I am trying to follow your

By LIsa ashton

I am trying to follow your astrological guide for scheduling a simple knee arthroscopic surgery. I am a virgo , DOB 8/24/1959 in Pawtucket , RI. I am strongly reactive to mercury retrogrades. I know this one goes direct on July 2, 2014. I have a choice of surgery during the post shadow time on the day of July 10, 2014 or on July 24th . I am unsure of the moon being new at that time, or the best allignment for this procedure date. Could you please help me see which is the better of the two dates please? I was told quick recovery and back to desk administrative job within 5 days...which is best for me as I have a choice when to schedule on either of these two dates.

Thank you

Lisa

Hi Lisa! Being a Virgo you

By Stephanie Churma

Hi Lisa!

Being a Virgo you are naturally predisposed to Mercury Retrograde batty! Mercury (thoughts, communication, technology) IS your ruling planet of course. SO it is completely natural for you to really feel it. Especially when Mercury is in such a chatty, communicative sign as it is now (Gemini.)

If it were me, I would do the surgery on July 24th. Hope this helps!

The Buck Moon is beautiful

By Robin Godwin

The Buck Moon is beautiful over the Gulf here in Florida but it can't compare with it's beauty and size in mountainous Afghanistan. I have a friend working there and he says you can almost reach out and touch it, and he can see everything else in the sky clearly. No wonder our Ancient Astronomers learned so much about our Solar System. They could accurately see everything before electricity illuminated the world and caused it to fade out of view. Happy Star Gazing.

I think the Royal Baby is

By Michelle Quaife

I think the Royal Baby is going to be born on this Full Buck Moon and its going to be a boy!

Me and my friends were out

By Alex redding

Me and my friends were out tOnight we look at the moon and it started looking at the moon.it started going up and down it was really weird I don't know what was happening it kept going up and down for 20 min. Did anyone see this tonight I live in caolifornia by the way.

What you saw was most likely

By David Ess

What you saw was most likely not the moon but a hiker walking toward you with a flashlight. The moon itself is somewhat easy to recognize if you remember this mnemonic: IDBAD (It doesn't bounce around, dummy.)

The Moon does rise and set,

By Almanac Staff

The Moon does rise and set, but it travels smoothly across the sky. Sometimes the clouds make it seem as if the Moon is moving up and down, but this is a trick of the eye.

I think the weather tonight

By Kyle

I think the weather tonight in my area is supposed to be clear skies. So I might get a chance to see The Full Buck Moon. I also heard that deer are most active at The Full Moon.

There's this really amazing

By Catherine Boeckmann

There's this really amazing picture of deer on the OFA Facebook page of "a buck in velvet (growing it's new antlers) last evening when we were watching that almost Full Buck Moon rise!!!!" Thought you'd love it. See: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150262062817682&set=o.140372565772&type=1&theater

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