Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The beaver moon will turn full at 8:20 a.m. EST on Wednesday ...

Crowds look on as the super moon rises behind the Fremantle War Memorial at Monument Hill on November 14, 2016 in Fremantle, Australia. A super moon occurs when a full moon passes closes to earth than ...

The biggest full moon of 2025, a so-called supermoon, will rise on Wednesday, Nov. 5, lighting up the night sky with its dramatic glow. At 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT), the moon will reach its closest ...

November's beaver full moon will be the largest and brightest supermoon of 2025, set to rise in Taurus — amid the peak of the southern Taurids and the start of the popular Leonid's meteor showers.