There will be a buck moon over Pennsylvania. What does that mean?

(WHTM) — A buck moon is projected to be seen on Thursday in the sky.

According to the PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources on X, on July 10, a full moon will be seen in the night sky. The DCNR said Native Americans and Europeans named full moons for events that happen around each time of year, and the full moon on July 10 is called a “buck moon.”

The Royal Museum of Greenwich said that over time, different cultures have given names to full moons across the lunar calendar. The website said many of the moon’s nicknames have come to us from Native American culture, as they used lunar phases as an additional method of timekeeping. Twelve names have been assigned for each full moon during each month of the year.

The buck moon will be most illuminated at 4:36 p.m. on Wednesday, but will be full in the days before and after peak illumination, the DCNR said.

The DCNR added three other names this full moon: a hay moon, a berry moon and a thunder moon. Astronomy.com released a full list of moons we will see this year:

• Monday, Jan. 13 — 5:27 p.m. — wolf moon
• Wednesday, Feb. 12 — 8:53 a.m. — snow moon
• Friday, March 14 — 2:55 a.m. — worm moon
• Saturday, April 12 — 8:22 p.m. — pink moon
• Monday, May 12 — 12:56 p.m. — flower moon
• Wednesday, June 11 — 3:44 a.m. — strawberry moon
• Thursday, July 10 — 4:37 p.m. — buck moon
• Saturday, Aug. 9 — 3:55 a.m. — sturgeon moon
• Sunday, Sept. 7 — 2:09 p.m. — corn moon
• Monday, Oct. 6 — 11:48 p.m. — hunter’s moon
• Wednesday, Nov. 5 — 8:19 a.m. — beaver moon
• Thursday, Dec. 4 — 6:14 p.m. — cold moon