The Super Beaver Moon shines in the sky and enchants observers and enthusiasts

The sky once again offered a rare spectacle: last night, the so-called "Beaver Moon" was the protagonist of the largest and brightest Supermoon in the last six years.

During its full phase, at 11:27 PM it reached perigee, the point in its orbit closest to Earth, at just 356,833 kilometers away, appearing up to 10% larger and 25% brighter than an ordinary full Moon.

The best time to admire it was shortly after sunset, when rising in the east it took on shades of gold and pink before lighting up the night sky.

The term "Beaver Moon" has its roots in Native American traditions, who associated the November full moon with the period when beavers built dams and shelters before winter. In Europe, the same moon was known as the "Hunter's Moon" or "Frozen Moon," symbolizing the transition to the cold season.

Although the name Supermoon has no scientific meaning—astronomers refer to it as a full Moon at perigee—the phenomenon remains one of the most fascinating for its beauty and the optical effect it creates: when it is low on the horizon, the Moon appears even larger due to the so-called lunar illusion.

An average of three to four supermoons can be observed in a year: the last of 2025 is expected on December 4th.