{"id":820134,"date":"2026-07-24T04:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820134\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T04:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:44:10","slug":"julys-buck-moon-will-light-up-australian-skies-next-week-heres-when-to-look-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/820134\/","title":{"rendered":"July&#8217;s Buck Moon will light up Australian skies next week \u2013 here&#8217;s when to look up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shutterstock_2492324501-1024x692.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"A golden full moon rising against a black night sky, illuminating its craters and lunar surface\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretsydney.com\/author\/ria-lawrence\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784868250_766_7ea381c49dda1f1945fc9ed759f6ddab36f73c8bc3c9ec19f4ce590648d1f51a.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tJuly 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July\u2019s full moon is set to illuminate skies across Australia in just a few days. Visible from anywhere with a clear view of the sky, the lunar event offers another chance to enjoy one of nature\u2019s most spectacular celestial displays during the winter months. Traditionally known as the Buck Moon, July\u2019s full moon has long been associated with seasonal folklore and remains a favourite among stargazers and photographers alike. Whether you\u2019re planning to watch from your balcony or drive out to a <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsydney.com\/dark-sky-park-warrumbungle-nsw\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsydney.com\/dark-sky-park-warrumbungle-nsw\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">dark-sky location<\/a>, here\u2019s everything you need to know about seeing the Buck Moon in Sydney and across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>When to see the Buck Moon in Australia<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Buck Moon will reach its full phase in the early hours of Thursday, July 30, although it will appear almost completely full on the nights immediately before and after the peak. If you\u2019re hoping to catch it at its brightest, your best bet is to head outside shortly after moonrise on Wednesday, July 29 or Thursday, July 30, when the moon will appear low on the horizon before climbing higher into the night sky. This is the recommended time because the so-called \u201cmoon illusion\u201d can make it appear larger than when it\u2019s overhead, even though its actual size hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s Buck Moon is also notable because it occurs just a few days after the moon reaches apogee \u2014 the point in its orbit furthest from Earth. As a result, it will appear slightly smaller and less bright than an average full moon, although the difference is subtle. Even so, it will still put on an impressive display and will be nvisible to the naked eye if skies remain clear.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the official peak times around Australia: <\/p>\n<p>ACT: 12.35am <\/p>\n<p>NSW: 12.35am <\/p>\n<p>Queensland: 12.35am <\/p>\n<p>Victoria: 12.35am <\/p>\n<p>Tasmania: 12.35am <\/p>\n<p>Northern Territory: 12.05am <\/p>\n<p>South Australia: 12.05am <\/p>\n<p>Western Australia: 10.35pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/moon\/australia\/sydney\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/moon\/australia\/sydney\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Time and Date<\/a> to look up moonrise times for your location, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weatherzone.com.au\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.weatherzone.com.au\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-tracked=\"1\" data-category=\"click_sales\" data-cp_smn_source=\"secretsydney\" data-cp_smn_content=\"buck-moon-australia-2026\" data-cp_smn_term=\"text_cta_2\">Weatherzone<\/a> for the latest weather forecasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 Senior Staff Writer \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 July 24, 2026 July\u2019s full moon is set to illuminate skies across Australia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":820135,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[64,63,128],"class_list":["post-820134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}