August's full moon has peaked, but there is still time to see the full moon this month before it starts to wane. There are only four full moons left in 2025, so some people may want to try to catch every moon while they have the chance.

Sky-gazers will be able to enjoy August’s spectacular full moon — known as a “sturgeon moon” — at peak illumination this weekend. For those in North America, it will start Friday night and go into early Saturday, just days ahead of next week’s highly anticipated 2025 Perseid meteor shower.

This stunning view of the full Sturgeon Moon suspended between New York's iconic skyscrapers was taken by Nazli Zeynep Karabulut on the night of Aug. 9, as the lunar disk rose over New York and was temporarily speared by the point of the Empire State Building.