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Jamie Carter

Beaver Supermoon: The biggest, brightest full moon of the year is about to rise

The moon over the ocean.

Skywatchers will see the biggest and brightest full moon of the year next week. Turning full at 8:19 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Beaver Moon is the second of three consecutive supermoons to see out 2025.

The biggest supermoon of the year will be about 221,818 miles (356,980 kilometers) from Earth, the closest of any full moon this year, according to AstroPixels. That makes it the closest full moon since February 2019.

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