Here comes the biggest supermoon of the year!
November’s supermoon is known as the Full Beaver moon and it’s expected to rise Tuesday night then peaks Wednesday morning.
This supermoon is called the Beaver Moon because this is the time of the year when beavers are most active as they prepare for winter.
How can I see the supermoon?
Skies will be clear for Philadelphia, the surrounding suburbs, Delaware and southern New Jersey Tuesday night so residents should be able to just look up and see the Beaver Moon with ease.
No special equipment is needed to see the Full Beaver moon after the sun sets at 4:54 p.m. on Nov. 4.
Tonight’s supermoon will appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the night sky because this is when the moon makes its closest approach to the earth in its orbit.
The Beaver Moon will be at its fullest at 8:19 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Will there be another supermoon in 2025?
November’s supermoon is the second of three supermoons this year and also the closest: The moon will come within just under 222,000 miles (357,000 kilometers) of Earth.
Supermoons happen a few times a year. One in October made the moon look somewhat larger, and another in December will be the last of the year.
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