NovemberS Beaver Supermoon to Illuminate Skies on December 15, 2025
Skywatchers will be treated to a brilliant โfull โฃmoon on December 15, 2025, as the final supermoonโ of the year – known asโข the Beaver Moon – reaches itsโ peak. This celestial event offers a captivating spectacle and marks the culmination of a year filled with โคstunningโฃ lunar displays.
The december full moon is traditionally called the Beaver Moon,โฃ a โฃnameโค originating from Native American tribes who used โthis time of yearโค to set beaver traps before the rivers โขfroze over. in 2025, it will also qualify as a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter than usualโฃ as ofโ its closer proximity to Earth in its orbit.โ Supermoons occur when the full moon โขcoincides withโ the moon’sโฃ closest approach to Earth,aโ point known as โฃperigee.
The โคBeaver Moon will occur on Thursday,โข December 4, 2025. the Leonidsโ meteor shower will be active from Novemberโ 6 through Novemberโ 30,โ peaking on the morning of November 18th, โขoffering another prospect for stargazers. โThe leonids โare caused by Earthโฃ passing through debris from comet Tempel-Tuttle, leaving โaโ trail of particles that create theโข “shooting stars.”โข
Currently, โtheโ moon โขphases are as follows: New Moon on October 21,โ First โQuarter on October 29, Full Moon on November 5, โฃLast Quarter on Novemberโ 12, New Moon on November 20, andโ First Quarter onโฃ November 28.โข The โขwinter solstice, markingโค the shortest day of the year, โwill โoccur on Sunday, December 21,โ 2025, with approximately 9 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.
