US EditionIs It a Full Moon Tonight? When Is November's Beaver Moon 2025?
The Beaver Moon will appear up to 14% larger and 30% brighter as it reaches perigee, making it the closest supermoon of 2025, visible without a telescope.
- The Beaver Moon will reach peak illumination on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at 8:19 a.m., marking the second supermoon and the largest, brightest full moon of 2025.
- Because the moon's orbit is slightly elliptical, a supermoon occurs when a full moon happens near the moon's perigee, and 2025 includes three supermoons, making November's the second.
- Measured by distance, November's supermoon will be roughly 221,817 miles from Earth, closer than October's 224,599 miles by a 2,782-mile difference, and appear 14% larger and 30% brighter.
- Observers should note that the best local viewing is at dusk on Thursday, November 6, 2025, and astronomer Lawrence Wasserman of Lowell Observatory says tides may be slightly higher but not very noticeable.
- Rooted in tradition, the Beaver Moon name stems from Native American full moon names tied to beavers building lodges; it reached full illumination nine hours after perigee and is the last full moon of 2025, with the Cold Moon peaking Dec. 4.
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Is it a full moon tonight? When is November's Beaver Moon 2025?
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