The next full moon is Saturday, Aug. 9, and is sometimes called the Sturgeon Moon. It gets that name from when "The Great Lakes and Lake Champlain sturgeon were said to be most readily caught," per the Old Farmer's Almanac.

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.

A meteor shower, a planet sighting, and a full moon. Here's how to see all of space's eye-catching activity in July.

The moon and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye that morning, but skywatchers will need a telescope to see the “far dimmer” Neptune, National Geographic said. Californians can spot shooting stars sprinting across the night sky as the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peaks at the end of the month.

NASA's Artemis 1 mission's Orion spacecraft captured amazing views of the Earthset as the moon passed in front of it on flight day 6. On flight day 8, the spacecraft captured a view of itself with the crescent moon.

On July 10, July's full moon will be at its peak at 4:37 p.m. ET, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. It will be below the horizon when it reaches its peak, but backyard astronomers can face southeast to watch the moon rise just after sunset. The full moon will be visible from July 9 to July 10, according to NASA.

This Thursday we’ll have our first full moon of astronomical summer but for all practical purposes the moon will be pretty much full all week long. As much as full moons louse up the skies

You are learning to find your voice, and this can be a period when you retreat and become more reflective. Here's what you need to know about the week of June 30: once the Moon is in your zodiac sign, you are motivated again to take charge, to connect with your Martian energy and to reach for the sky.