Full Moon November 2026: the Beaver Supermoon on 24 November
The Beaver Moon is on .
17 days, 8 hours and 12 minutes until the exact phase.
Distance and flags
- Distance from Earth
- 360,754 km · a supermoon
- Size against the average distance
- larger by 6.6% across the sky
- Next year
Moonrise in London on Tue 24 Nov
- Moonrise
- 15:17
- Rises towards
- north-east · 46°
- Moonset
- 07:43
The disc looks full on the nights either side of the exact time, and a full Moon rises near sunset. Moonrise and moonset for other places and dates.
What the Beaver Moon means
Accounts of Beaver Moon disagree. Some connect November with beavers strengthening dams and lodges before winter; others connect it with the season for setting traps. Frost Moon is a common alternative.
A November full Moon climbs high and can illuminate a UK landscape for much of the long night.
Watching it from the UK. Give your eyes time to adapt, then notice how strong moonlight softens faint stars while casting distinct ground shadows. A low Moon can look larger or warmer because of perspective and the atmosphere, not because its phase changed.
Moon names come from almanac traditions and differ between sources; the seasons are northern-hemisphere ones. NASA's Moon phase guide.
Full Moon November dates, 2026–2028
| Year | Date and time · Europe/London | Name | Distance | Calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Beaver Moon | 360,754 km · supermoon | All phases | |
| 2027 | Beaver Moon | 378,754 km | All phases | |
| 2028 | Hunter's Moon | 399,065 km | All phases |
Other names for the November full Moon
- Popular almanac
- Beaver Moon
- Old English
- Blood Moon
- Celtic revival
- Darkest Depths Moon