In Photos: August’s Full Sturgeon Moon Rises In Rare Double Display

August 10, 2025

•

1 min read

August's full "sturgeon moon" peaked on Aug. 9, but was best viewed during moonrise on both Aug. 8 and 9 from North America.

Topline The second full moon of summer in the Northern Hemisphere — the sturgeon moon — performed a rare trick of rising into twilight skies twice in successive nights this weekend. It appeared in the southeast just as Saturn was rising alongside it ... [5382 chars]

Read Original Article

View the original article

Visit Source

Share this article

Twitter Facebook

Back to science news