2021.08.22 Sturgeon Moon, August 2021
Another lunar month has passed and once again tonight (Sunday) we will be looking at a beautiful big ball of light in the night sky. A full moon occurs every 29.5 days and happens when the moon is completely illuminated by the sun's rays. It occurs when the Earth is directly aligned between the sun and the moon. August’s full moon is traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon after a North American fish which was most readily caught around late summer. The name actually means “th