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Beaver Supermoon Lights UK Bonfire Night, Visible Again This Evening

The full Moon reached perigee, making it the largest and brightest of 2025.

Overview

  • Photographers in Dorset, the New Forest and Southampton captured striking views on November 5, with Daily Echo Camera Club members sharing images.
  • The November full Moon appeared unusually large and bright because it coincided with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth.
  • Sky guides indicate a repeat show tonight with the Moon alongside the Pleiades from about 6pm, reaching its highest point between midnight and 1am.
  • This Beaver Moon is the second of three consecutive supermoons in late 2025, with the final Cold Moon expected on December 4.
  • Royal Museums Greenwich says the “Beaver Moon” name likely stems from Native American trapping traditions or heightened beaver dam building.