This astronomical phenomenon is also known as the Raspberry Moon and is expected to be observed on Wednesday, July 13, towards the end of the evening twilight.
Visual spectacle
According to some experts in the field, the moon will look 7% bigger and lower in the firmament. Below that, it will be as close as possible to our natural satellite all year round, about 357,418 km away and, although in North America it will not be visible when it reaches its maximum illumination at 14:38 ETC hours, after the sunset. it will still look quite impressive. The Old Farmers’ Almanac reports that the full moon Buck will be closer to Earth than any other full moon in 2022. “It will be below the horizon at that time, so plan to look southeast after sunset to see it rise in the sky,” advises Almanac.
Goodbye to the horns
This is also known as Deer Moon, because stags are in “full growth mode” and this is when they shed their horns to grow better and bigger. Different cultures have given many other names to this night spectacle such as: Feather Moulting Moon (Cree), Berry Moon (Anishinaabe), Salmon Moon (Tlingit), Raspberry Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Ripe Corn Moon (Cherokee) and Moon when the cherries are ripe (Dakota). It is noteworthy that if the weather is stormy or hot, then it is called Thunder Moon (Western Abenaki) and Mid-Summer Moon (Anishinaabe).
