{"id":7410,"date":"2026-08-01T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/apod-2026-august-1-buck-moon-and-belt-of-venus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:05:00","slug":"apod-2026-august-1-buck-moon-and-belt-of-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdgundem.com\/en\/apod-2026-august-1-buck-moon-and-belt-of-venus\/","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 August 1 \u2013 Buck Moon and Belt of Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center 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href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/FullMoon28-7-2026BrankoNadj.jpg?w=3150&amp;h=2096&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3150\" height=\"2096\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/august\/FullMoon28-7-2026BrankoNadj.jpg?w=3150&amp;h=2096&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Buck Moon and Belt of Venus<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/moon-phases\/july-full-moon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Buck Moon<\/a> is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic sea and skyscape captured on July 28 from Krk Island along the coast of Croatia, a full Buck Moon is just rising over distant mountains. Since a full moon rises as the Sun sets, <a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/media\/documents\/resources\/EarthShadow3.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth\u2019s shadow<\/a> also rises in the twilight scene, a diffuse gray band extending above the mountainous southeastern horizon. Above Earth\u2019s shadow band is the pinkish <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2006-june-15-gordel-van-venus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">antitwilight arch<\/a>. That subtly tinted band of backscattered sunlight is more widely known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belt_of_Venus\" rel=\"noopener\">Belt of Venus<\/a>. But as it shares the eastern horizon with the atmospheric shadow of Earth and Belt of Venus, this full Buck Moon seems to set the stage for the New Moon to come. The New Moon of August 12 will cast its own shadow on planet Earth in a much anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-sets-coverage-for-august-northern-hemisphere-total-solar-eclipse\/\" rel=\"noopener\">total solar eclipse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apod.nasa.gov\/apod\/fap\/ap260802.html\" rel=\"noopener\">f<\/a>ire and rainbow\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 1, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>I<\/strong>mage Credit &amp; Copyright: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bnastro000\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Branko Nadj<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &amp; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 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