The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good opportunity to view it.

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This July full moon signals the time when male deer, or bucks, begin to grow their new antlers, covered in soft velvet.

The full buck moon rises in the eastern sky on July 10. Best viewed at dusk, it will glow orange and trace a low path across the sky.

The Thunder Moon or Buck Moon, as it’s called, the first full moon of the astronomical summer, will occur Thursday. On July 10, the moon will rise in the southeastern sky and will be illuminated throughout the evening until it sets in the southwest.