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How to spot July's low-rise 'Buck Moon', the farthest full moon from the sun in 2025

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The Buck Moon is the first full moon of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere .

It will turn full Thursday, July 10 , and will be one of the lowest-hanging full moons of the year .

The moon will mirror the sun's low winter arc, rising during dusk in the southeastern sky.

It is named for new-growth antlers on male deer that emerge in July in North America .

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