Watch for November's Full Beaver Supermoon!
November鈥檚 full Beaver Supermoon reaches peak illumination on Friday, November 15, 2024. This is our fourth and final Supermoon of the year! Get more information, including Full Moon rise times, why we call it a Beaver Moon, and the best days by the Moon.
When to See November鈥檚 Full Moon
The Beaver Moon reaches peak illumination on Friday, November 15, at 4:29 P.M. EST. Find out exactly what time the full Moon will appear above the horizon in your area with our Moonrise and Moonset Calculator.
This is the final supermoon of four consecutive supermoons of the year! This means that it will appear bigger and brighter than normal! Learn about what it means to be a Supermoon.
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Why Is It Called the Beaver Moon?
For decades, the 蜜桃恋人 has referenced the monthly full Moons with names tied to early Native American, Colonial American, and European folklore. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred and through all of the Moon鈥檚 phases鈥攏ot only the full Moon.
The Beaver Moon
Why the 鈥淏eaver鈥 Moon? This is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the long winter ahead. During the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts.
Alternative November Moon Names
November鈥檚 Moon names highlight the actions of animals preparing for winter and the onset of the colder days ahead. Digging (or Scratching) Moon, a Tlingit name, evokes the image of animals foraging for fallen nuts and shoots of green foliage and bears digging their winter dens. The Dakota and Lakota term Deer Rutting Moon refers to the time when deer seek mates, and the Algonquin Whitefish Moon describes the spawning time for this fish.
About the seasonal change of November, this Moon has been called the Frost Moon by the Cree and Assiniboine peoples and the Freezing Moon by the Anishinaabe鈥攆or good reason, as winter is right around the corner!
鈫 See more Full Moon names and their meanings.
Moon Phases for November 2024
Below are the times for each Moon phase this month (in Eastern Time). Click here to see the Moon Phase dates and times for your location.
 | New Moon: November 1, 8:47 A.M. EST |
 | First Quarter: November 9, 12:55 A.M. EST |
 | Full Moon: November 15, 4:29 P.M. EST |
 | Last Quarter: November 22, 8:27 P.M. EST |
鈫 When is the next full Moon? Consult our Full Moon Dates chart.
Full Beaver Moon Video
An 蜜桃恋人 editor shares more facts and folklore about November鈥檚 Full Beaver Moon. Click below to watch the video.
Best Days in November 2024
Below are the best days for certain activities, based on the Moon鈥檚 sign and phase in November.
For Harvesting:
- Aboveground crops: 5鈥7
- Belowground crops: 23, 24
For Setting Eggs:
- 16, 17
For Fishing:
- 1鈥15
See Best Days for more activities.
Moon Facts
- Did you know: The spin-time of the Moon on its axis is identical to the time it takes the Moon to revolve around Earth, which is why the Moon always keeps almost precisely the same face toward us. Learn more about the far side of the Moon.
- How much would you weigh on the Moon? Just multiply your weight (it doesn鈥檛 matter if it鈥檚 in pounds or kilograms) by 0.165. You鈥檇 weigh about 80% less!
Learn more about Full Moon Names and share your thoughts about this month鈥檚 Moon below!
Catherine Boeckmann
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Because you are very healthy. That is a good sign you are synched up with nature and your body. Always minimize any artificial lights at night, esp when sleeping and recognize you may be very naturally fertile..so take precautions to protect your lifestyle.
look up the jonas method or the moon's placement on the dte of your birthday.
Is it possible to predict when the moon is due south based (for inland areas) on the times for high tides correspondingly; since high and low tides for best fishing times are set by coastal times of high and low times only?
I'm not sure I understand your question, but if you are looking for how to find out when the Moon is due south, I believe that you need to find the Moon's azimuth when it is 180 degrees East of North. The following calculator will help you with that:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.php
Just select "Moon" and put in your location, and it will give you the azimuth in intervals that you've selected for one day. For example, for Boston, Massachusetts, on November 14, the Moon's azimuth at 5:34 am EST is 180.1 degrees East of North, which means it is about due South for that location.
As to the relationship between the tides and when the Moon is due South, it is a general guideline that when the Moon is due South, there will be the time of high tide in coastal locations. Keep in mind that different coastal locations, due to the layout of the coast etc, may experience 1 or 2 high tides, and if 2, some places will have 1 very high tide and 1 not-as-high tide, while others have about equal high tides. So, the "high tide occurs when the Moon is due South" is a very general guideline. The Moon's position plays a large role, but so does Earth's topography etc.
Hope this helps!
I would like to know does it affect people's mental health
is it true that this beaver moon helped cause many personal shipwrecks, particularly @ Cornwall? I do know it illuminated the construction of many a beaver dam, so large that even the beaver couldn't get part it. thank yew.
When is the best time to plant root veggies and above ground veggies?
For someone with balance issues, are raised beds a better alternative as opposed to ground beds?
Above-ground crops are planted during the light of the Moon (new to full); below-ground crops are planted during the dark of the Moon (from the day after it is full to the day before it is new again). See our Planting by the Moon dates here: http://www.almanac.com/plantingtable
Raised beds have less extreme up and down movements which seems as if it might be easier. We are not health professionals though . . . so we would advise you to consult someone with expertise in balance issues.
What do the stars on the moon mean?
The stars on the Moon phase illustrations at the top of this article are just part of the artist's design and do not represent a true Moon/star configuration.
