Get ready for the ‘moon illusion.’ July’s full moon to appear low in Michigan skies

ThebuckmoonwillpeakJuly10,2025.ThenameofJuly’sfullmoonsymbolizesmaledeergrowingouttheirantlers.Thebuckmoonwillappearparticularlylowintheeveningsky.July’sfullmoonwillbethefarthestfromthesunthisyearasboththeEarthandmoonmaketheirorbits,butitalsowillprovideagoodopportunitytocheckoutthe“moonillusion.” Thebuckmoon,settopeakJuly10,comesaweekafterEarthreacheditsfarthestpointfromthesuninitsorbit,accordingtoLiveScience.Thus,theJulyfullmoonwillalsobeatitsfarthestpointfromthesunaswell. Themoonwillappearlowinthenightskythisweek,givingitanunnaturallylargeappearanceknownasthemoonillusion. “Photographsprovethatthemoonisthesamewidthnearthehorizonaswhenit’shighinthesky,butthat’snotwhatweperceivewithoureyes,”NASAsays.“Thus,it’sanillusionrootedinthewayourbrainsprocessvisualinformation.Eventhoughwe’vebeenobservingitforthousandsofyears,there’ss