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Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon)

Name: Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon)
Start: 2026-11-24
Location: Global

Tuesday, November 24, 2026 · 19 days away

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Event overview

November 2026 full Beaver Moon at perigee — second supermoon of the autumn supermoon trio leading into December.

Date: 2026-11-24
Country / jurisdiction: Global
Region: Global
Category: Space
Status: scheduled

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Source trail

Source trail for Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon)

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Primary source

science.nasa.gov

Last reviewed

2026-04-30

Tracker status

scheduled

Date precision

Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only.

Schema posture

Event structured data is emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled or confirmed.

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Primary citation

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Freshness and review

Source policy was reviewed on 2026-04-30. Live countdown values are render-time snapshots; editorial source fields update when the tracked event dataset changes.

Operational detail

The record does not carry a reliable public start time yet, so the page avoids implying a midnight or all-day start.

Weak-date handling

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What this countdown tracks

The clock counts down to the second supermoon of 2026 — the November full Beaver Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. The Moon reaches full phase near perigee, appearing notably larger and brighter than an average full moon.

About this celestial event

The November Beaver Moon supermoon is the middle entry in a 2026 trio of perigee full moons (January, November, December). At perigee the Moon is roughly 360,000 km from Earth, compared with about 406,000 km at apogee — a 14% swing in distance that translates to a similar percentage in apparent size and a noticeably greater apparent brightness.

The "Beaver Moon" name comes from Algonquin tradition: November is when North American beavers prepare lodges and dams for winter, and the moonlight gave hunters and trappers good light through the long autumn nights. Other Native American names for the November full moon include the Frost Moon, the Mourning Moon and the Trading Moon. In the Northern Hemisphere the November full moon rises early, climbs high through the night, and sets late — the Sun's low autumnal arc means the Moon traces an unusually high path across the sky.

What to expect

The 2026 November supermoon reaches full phase on November 24, visible all night from rise to set. Optimal viewing is the moonrise on the evening of November 24 — when the Moon near the horizon appears largest thanks to the Moon illusion — and the late-evening hours when the Moon is high in the south at its brightest.

The Northern Hemisphere November full moon traces the highest arc of any full moon of the year (because the Sun is low and the full moon is opposite the Sun), so observers at high northern latitudes see it dramatically high in the sky. Combined with cold, dry winter air, this can make the November Beaver Moon one of the year's most photogenic full moons.

Past supermoons

October 17, 2024 — Hunter's Moon supermoon (closest of 2024 at 357,360 km)
November 15, 2024 — Beaver Moon supermoon
August 30, 2023 — second Blue Moon supermoon of 2023
August 1, 2023 — Sturgeon Moon supermoon
November 25, 2023 — Beaver Moon supermoon
November 14, 2016 — closest supermoon since 1948 at 356,508 km

How to observe

NASA's Daily Moon Guide, EarthSky, Sky & Telescope and timeanddate.com publish exact moonrise/set times for thousands of cities. Stellarium and SkySafari give precise local timings. The Virtual Telescope Project streams the supermoon over Rome; major observatories host supermoon evenings. No equipment is needed — the Beaver Moon is best enjoyed naked-eye.

The November supermoon is part of a 2026 trio: pair with Supermoon January 2026 and Supermoon December 2026. The Leonid meteor shower 2026 peaks earlier the same week. See also Chhath Puja 2026, which falls in the same window.

FAQ

When is the November 2026 supermoon? Tuesday, November 24, 2026, with the Moon visible all night. Why is it called a Beaver Moon? Algonquin tradition named November's full moon for the beavers preparing lodges for winter. How does the November full moon differ from other months? It traces the highest arc of any full moon, because the Sun is low in November and the full moon is opposite the Sun. Is this the closest supermoon of 2026? No — the December 24, 2026 Cold Moon supermoon is closer (and the closest of 2026).

Date confidence

Scheduled date

Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon) is tracked as a scheduled event. The date is suitable for countdown and calendar use, while final logistics should still be checked against the linked source.

Source

https://science.nasa.gov/moon/moon-phases/

Source host: science.nasa.gov
Date precision: Single scheduled date from the linked source
Schema posture: Event startDate emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled/confirmed
Planning boundary: Use as a monitoring aid until the source trail is stronger

Structured data posture

This page emits Event structured data because the tracked record has a single scheduled or confirmed date. The linked source remains the final reference for time, venue, and operational changes.

Countdown evidence

Retention class

Date-first scheduled countdown

Evidence score

5/10 record signals

City-page readiness

Held to date-first

Evidence score5/10 signals present: primary source URL; tracked date; schema-safe date; place context; related event cluster
Date and schemaSchema-safe single date: Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only. Event structured data is emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled or confirmed.
Local-time readinessDate-first only: The record is not used as a city-local event page until it has a reliable time, timezone, and non-windowed date.
Record completeness1 concrete fields: country Global
Weak-field watchlist4 fields to improve: verified public start time; venue; manual official-source note; historical sequence
Source freshnessscience.nasa.gov; reviewed 2026-04-30: Related crawl path: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Grand Theft Auto VI, First Sunday of Advent 2026, Leonid Meteor Shower 2026 Peak.

Planning notes

How to use this Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon) countdown

Countdown pages are useful when they are honest about what is known, what is merely expected, and what still needs checking. This page keeps the live timer separate from the source confidence and structured-data posture.

Date confidence

Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon) is tracked as scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2026; the countdown can support reminders while final logistics still belong to science.nasa.gov. The page can emit precise Event structured data because the tracked record has a single scheduled or confirmed date.

What could change

Watch for date shifts, venue or access updates, broadcast windows, registration rules, and source corrections. The current precision is: Single-date event without a reliable public start time; date-first countdown only..

Local-time usefulness

No reliable source start time is attached yet, so the page stays date-first and avoids implying a midnight start. 19 days remain at render time.

Category context

Supermoon — November 24, 2026 (Beaver Moon) sits in Space with Global context. Related countdown links should help users compare similar events, not create unverified event-city pages.

Catalog-specific details

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Series and expectation notes

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Priority note

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Verification trail

source URL https://science.nasa.gov/moon/moon-phases/. trust checks: Source host: science.nasa.gov, Date precision: Single scheduled date from the linked source, Schema posture: Event startDate emitted because the record is single-date and scheduled/confirmed, and Planning boundary: Use as a monitoring aid until the source trail is stronger. no manual editorial context is attached yet.

Record completeness

present fields: country Global. missing or weak fields: verified public start time, venue, manual official-source note, and historical sequence

Related crawl path

Nearby retained events: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Grand Theft Auto VI, First Sunday of Advent 2026, Leonid Meteor Shower 2026 Peak, and ESA Hera Arrival at Didymos Binary Asteroid. These links should support topical discovery without creating unverified event-city pages.

Review boundary: this page tracks the public date signal, source link, category, region, and calendar posture. It does not replace official ticketing, exchange, broadcaster, organizer, court, regulator, or government notices.

Source reviewed Apr 30, 2026. The countdown record is intentionally labeled as scheduled or expected; use the source link and any range notes before treating the date as final.

Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:05 PM UTC.

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