The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good opportunity to view it.

The name “buck moon” is in reference to male deer, or bucks, which start to rapidly grow their antlers this time of year. This year’s buck moon reached its peak illumination at 4:37 p.m. ET on Thursday, which is when it was fully visible and low on the horizon for stargazers in North America.

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The full buck moon rose on July 10, stunning skywatchers around the world with its orange hues and low arc through the southern sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.

Look up to the sky at night on Thursday 10 July if you want to catch a glimpse of this year's Buck Moon. It's a type of supermoon - which is when the Moon is closest to Earth and full - and different supermoons have different names.

Another Full Moon will return to the skies across central Indiana the night of July 10th. These full moons contain different names, depending on the month. These names date back to the 1930s,

Experts say July’s full moon could reduce sleep by up to 20 minutes on the evening of the 10th and as much as 90 minutes in the days leading up to and following it. Scientists in Switzerland previously found that, on the night of the full moon, people take on average five more minutes to fall asleep.