Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The full harvest moon — the first of fall in the Northern ...

The next full moon will be the harvest moon and it will be the first supermoon of 2025, making it the largest and brightest full moon of the year, illuminating the sky for several nights. Here's what ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The beaver moon will turn full at 8:20 a.m. EST on Wednesday ...

December's aptly named full "Cold Moon" will rise in just a few short days. November's full Beaver Moon peaked at 8:19 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and was one of several supermoons closing out 2025. We ...

This October, our full moon carries extra flair. It’s what astronomers call a Harvest Moon, meaning it occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. And in 2025, it also qualifies as a supermoon — appearing ...

Look east at sunset on Jan. 3 to see the fully-lit lunar disk climb over the eastern horizon. It will likely take on a yellowish hue in the period following moonrise, as a phenomenon called Rayleigh ...

The next full moon, a Harvest Supermoon, will rise on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. This event marks the first and largest of three consecutive supermoons. It is called the harvest moon because its bright ...

October's harvest moon will be the next full moon and it will be the first supermoon of 2025, making it the largest and brightest full moon of the year, illuminating the sky for several nights. Here's ...

On November 4, 2025, Europa transits Jupiter between 2:40 A.M. and 5:30 A.M. EST. The Full Moon, designated the Beaver Moon, occurs at 8:19 A.M. EST on November 4 and achieves perigee at 5:27 P.M. EST ...

The full moon of November, called the Beaver Moon, will be full illuminated on Nov. 5 at 8:19 a.m. Eastern Time (1319 GMT), according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. This moon will also be a "supermoon ...

December's full "Cold Moon" will reach its peak illumination on the evening of December 4, 2025. The Geminid meteor shower will also be active in December, peaking on the night of December 13-14. The ...