Full Moon November 2024: Beaver Moon
Beavers finish their lodges and dams in November before the freeze, and trappers once set their traps then. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Peak fullness (showing UTC)
- Name
- Beaver Moon
- Distance
- 361,867 km
- Type
- Average
About the Beaver Moon
Beavers finish their lodges and dams in November before the freeze, and trappers once set their traps then.
The Frost Moon and Mourning Moon are alternative names as the last full moon before the December solstice in most years.
Late autumn full moons climb high again; on a clear night the moonlit landscape can be bright enough to read by.
Lore
November was when beavers finished their dams and lodges before the freeze, and when trappers set their traps for thick winter pelts. The Frost Moon marks the first hard frosts, and the Mourning Moon, in some traditions, the moon before the winter solstice.
Trivia
- The Beaver Moon is the highest full moon since January and stays up around 14 hours at mid-northern latitudes.
- A Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 2021 lasted more than six hours, the longest partial lunar eclipse in centuries.
- Beavers do not hibernate; they live off branches stored under the ice.
All moon phases in November 2024
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon | |
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See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.