Sturgeon moon 2020: 10 stunning photos of August’s full moon
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
August's full moon, aka the sturgeon moon, officially occurs at 11:59 a.m. EDT Monday but appeared full beginning Saturday night.
Sturgeon moon The full moon is seen over Ankara, Turkey, on August 2, 2020. (Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Sturgeon moon A man watches as the full moon rises Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sturgeon moon The full moon rises beyond a sign on top an apartment building Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sturgeon moon The full moon is seen over the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque at early morning in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 3, 2020. (Emrah Yorulmaz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Sturgeon moon The full moon rises beyond wispy clouds, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sturgeon moon The full moon is seen over Ankara, Turkey, on August 2, 2020. (Evrim Aydin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Sturgeon moon The full moon rises beyond a sign on top an apartment building Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sturgeon moon The full moon rises Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, with an office building in the foreground in downtown Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Sturgeon moon The moon rises behind the columns of the ancient marble Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 70 km (45 miles) south-southeast of Athens, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Sturgeon moon A woman watches as the full moon rises beyond downtown buildings Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Skygazers are flocking to social media to share their photos. Here are some of our favorites: