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The full beaver moon \u2014 the second of fall in the Northern Hemisphere \u2014will turn full on Wednesday, Nov. 5, but it will be best seen from North America during dusk on Thursday, Nov. 6. Named for the beavers that build their dams at night in November in North America, this moon is significant for being not only the biggest full moon of 2025 \u2014 a \u201csupermoon\u201d \u2014 but also the biggest since 2019<\/a>. It\u2019s the second of four supermoons that round out 2025 and begin 2026. <\/p>\n The full Beaver Supermoon rises behind the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in New York City as the sun sets on November 15, 2024, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty ImagesKey Facts<\/p>\n The beaver moon will turn full at 8:20 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Nov. 5. It will look full the night before and the night after, but the best time to watch it rise in North America will be at moonrise during dusk on Thursday, Nov. 6, when it will appear on the eastern horizon shortly after sunset. <\/p>\n According to EarthSky<\/a>, November’s full moon can be known as the hunter’s, frosty and beaver moon. Cultural and seasonal names for the full moon vary hugely across the world. <\/p>\n The beaver moon is 2025\u2019s second supermoon. The moon\u2019s orbital path around Earth is slightly elliptical, so each month, there\u2019s a point when it\u2019s farthest away (apogee) and closest (perigee). If a full moon coincides with a perigee, it\u2019s closer to Earth and bigger in the night sky, which is also known as a supermoon. The beaver moon will be 100%-lit just nine hours after its perigee.<\/p>\n A supermoon is defined<\/a> as one that is 10% closer than the average distance. The moon\u2019s average distance from Earth is 238,900 miles (384,472 km). 221,817 miles (356,980 kilometers), it will be the closest of the year, so the biggest and brightest. It will be the closest since Tuesday, February 19, 2019\u2019s full moon, which was 221,681 miles (356,761 kilometers) distant. A \u201cChristmas Supermoon\u201d on Dec. 24, 2026, will see perigee take the moon within 221,611 miles (356,649 kilometers) of Earth.<\/p>\n A full moon always looks at its best when it first appears above the eastern horizon during dusk. The sight is at its best when the moon rises shortly after sunset, which it does this month in North America, with the beaver moon rising about 30 minutes after the sun goes down. <\/p>\n Best Time To See The Full \u2018beaver Moon\u2019 Rise<\/p>\n To see the full beaver moon at its best, find an elevated location, an open field or an east-facing coastline with a clear view of the eastern horizon. To find the best time to see it appear from where you are, consult a moonrise calculator<\/a>. Here are some sample times : <\/p>\n New York: sunset at 4:47 p.m. EST, moonrise at 5:19 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 6.Los Angeles: sunset at 4:56 p.m. PST, moonrise at 4:57 p.m. PST on Thursday, Nov. 6. London: sunset at 4:24 p.m. GMT, moonrise at 5:06 p.m. GMT on Friday, Nov. 7.Why A \u2018supermoon\u2019 Looks So Large<\/p>\n Moonrise is the best time to be subjected to the \u201cmoon illusion\u201d during which the moon appears larger than usual. The effect is maximized for a supermoon, which means the moon is as big as it gets in the sky, about 10% larger in the case of the beaver moon this month. An optical illusion caused by the human brain, trees, buildings and mountains around the moon somehow accentuate its size in the mind of humans. According to NASA<\/a>, there\u2019s no satisfying scientific explanation for exactly why we perceive the moon as larger when it appears close to the horizon. <\/p>\n Background<\/p>\n The beaver moon is the eleventh of 12 full moons in 2025. A solar year is 365.24 days, while a lunar year is around 354.37 days, so sometimes there are 13 full moons in one calendar (solar) year \u2014 as in 2023 and next in 2028. Of the 12 full moons in 2025, three are \u201csupermoons\u201d \u2014 of which the beaver moon is the biggest \u2014 with two \u201cblood moon\u201d total lunar eclipses (the first happened on March 13-14<\/a> and the second on Sept. 7-8). The next full moon will be the cold moon, the year\u2019s second-biggest \u201csupermoon,\u201d on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. <\/p>\n Further ReadingForbesSee Two \u2018Blood Moons,\u2019 Three \u2018Supermoons\u2019 And The Biggest Full Moon Since 2019: The Moon In 2025By Jamie Carter<\/a>ForbesPerseid Meteor Shower 2025: Why You Need To Change Your PlansBy Jamie Carter<\/a>ForbesThese Are The Meteor Showers Not To Miss In 2025 \u2014 By An ExpertBy Jamie Carter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Topline The full beaver moon \u2014 the second of fall in the Northern Hemisphere \u2014will turn full on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[80378,80379,8040,80374,80380,9731,80375,111,139,80377,69,147,392,80376],"class_list":{"0":"post-112564","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-beaver-moon","9":"tag-december-full-moon","10":"tag-full-moon","11":"tag-full-moon-calendar-2025","12":"tag-full-moon-november","13":"tag-full-moon-2025","14":"tag-is-tonight-a-full-moon","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-november-full-moon","18":"tag-nz","19":"tag-science","20":"tag-space","21":"tag-when-is-the-next-full-moon"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}