Indigenous tribes of Alaska, including the Haida and Tlingit, refer to the July moon as the “Salmon Moon” because it signifies the onset of Chinook and steelhead runs when the fish flee the sea to return to their home rivers to spawn and die.

The night sky this week is being illuminated by the Buck Moon, July’s full moon, which reaches its peak fullness on Thursday evening.

July's full moon is nearly here. This full moon rises in the earth sign of Capricorn, the ambitious and grounded sea goat of the zodiac.Nicknamed the Buck Moon because it coincides with the time of year that deer grow antlers in North America,