This footage was filmed and produced 1 August 2023. August’s first full Moon appeared on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 1, reaching peak illumination at 2:32 P.M. This week's full moon is called the “sturgeon moon” because it occurs around the time of year that, historically, indigenous populations found the large freshwater fish were easily caught in the Great Lakes. This footage shows full sturgeon moon in the sky above Chicago, IL, USA.