Tonight's full moon will shine for days. Here's when and what to know about August full sturgeon moon meaning and this month's moon phases.

August's full 'Sturgeon Moon' rises this weekend, putting on a spectacular lunar light show as it leaps above the southeastern horizon at sunset on Aug. 9.

August's full moon is set to illuminate Oregon's night skies. August's full moon is known as the sturgeon moon thanks to the giant fish that were once plentiful this time of the year in the waters of the northeastern United States.