CELESTIAL REPORT: The August full moon is on the 9th, and it’s called the Sturgeon Moon. This moon marks when this huge fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water were most ready to be caught. Atlantic Sturgeon were also plentiful on the East Coast until depleted for the caviar market early in the 20th century. But they’ve been making a comeback, with spawning adults found in Maryland rivers for the first time in decades.
The moon will rise around 8:30 p.m. in the east and set at 5:00 a.m. towards the southwest. The moon will rise during the blue hour so it may have a pink or red tint as it rises. After the 9th, the Moon will rise around an hour later each day.
Originally published by Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
