Beaver Supermoon Dazzles on Nov. 5 as 2025's Biggest and Brightest

Overview

• Brazil’s Observatório Nacional identified the Nov. 5 event as the year’s most prominent supermoon, with peak proximity reported around 19:29 BRT at roughly 356,980 km.
• Observers across Brazil viewed the phenomenon with the naked eye where skies were clear, with moonrise near 18:45 in São Paulo, 18:14 in Belém and 17:28 in Recife.
• International photo agencies including AP, AFP and Reuters published images from multiple countries that documented the spectacle worldwide.
• Scientists note the informal term “supermoon” refers to a full moon near perigee rather than a strict astronomical category, a label popularized by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979.
• Astronomers explain a near‑perigee full moon can appear about 14% larger and roughly 30% brighter than at apogee, with a final 2025 supermoon listed for Dec. 4.