Last supermoon of 2024 wows skywatchers around the world with Full Beaver Moon (photos)

The final supermoon of 2024, the Beaver Moon of November, thrilled skywatchers around the world as it ushered in the weekend with a stunning night sky sight.

November’s full moon rose on Friday (Nov. 15) while the moon was slightly closer to Earth in its orbit, making it what’s known as a supermoon. These full moons can appear slightly larger in the night sky due to the moon’s proximity to Earth during the full phase. November’s Beaver Moon was the last of four consecutive supermoons this year, a series that began with August’s Sturgeon supermoon.

As seen in the photos below, the Full Beaver Moon did not disappoint.

For some skywatchers like Lisa Shislowski, a photographer based in Plantation, Florida, Friday’s Super Beaver Moon show began early.

“While running an early morning errand before sunrise this morning, I saw the bright Beaver Moon in the sky getting closer to setting,” Shislowski told Space.com in an email.

“I pulled off to a Levee area in Coral Springs, to watch it set. As the moon was about to set, the glow of the moon turned to a lighter orange and set behind the long blades of Sawgrass in the Everglades.”

Shislowski snapped a series of stunning images of the full Beaver moon with a thin line of clouds crossing its face as it slid ever closer to the horizon.

A horizon of a different sort faced photojournalist Gary Hershorn in New York City Friday night. Hershorn, who regularly shares night sky images on X (formerly Twitter), snapped amazing views of the Beaver Moon from Jersey City, New Jersey as it set behind NYC’s iconic Chrysler Building, as well as another architectural wonder. The photos were even featured by Getty Images.

Hershorn also captured a striking view of the Super Beaver Moon as it backlit observers 1,100 feet up atop the EdgeNYC observation deck and City Climb at Hudson Yards in New York City. I’ve been on that observation deck and can say the evening view is amazing.

In Secaucus, New Jersey, photojournalist Islam Dogru captured the cross between nature and amusement in a pair of images of the year’s last supermoon.

In one photo, Dogru, a photographer for the Anadolu news service and Getty Images, shows the full moon framed between a flock of birds and a power line with other birds resting in the dawn light on Saturday (Nov. 16).

Dogru’s second photo then looked toward New Jersey’s giant American Dream Mall, where the Beaver Moon shined above a huge Ferris Wheel during daybreak.

Jason Major, a Rhode Island graphic designer and astrophotographer who processes NASA images his spare time, captured a serene sight of the Beaver Full Moon as it shined in a pink evening sky over swimming ducks and skeleton-like trees devoid of leaves.

In Kashmir, photographer Muzamil Mattoo of NurPHoto and Getty Images captured the supermoon as it shined above buildings in Srinagar. Most of Mattoo’s photos show the moon as it silhouettes a crescent moon or crescent moon and star feature atop local buildings.

Meanwhile, in Singapore photojournalist Roslan Rahman of AFP and Getty Images captured a dazzlingly bright Beaver Moon as it rose above the city-state early on Nov. 16 amid wispy clouds.

Check these other amazing Beaver Moon supermoon photos from across X, too.

If these gorgeous full moon photos inspire you to learn more about observing the moon, our ultimate guide to observing the moon can help you plan for the next full moon, December’s Cold Moon. You can also see where astronauts, rovers and landers have ventured with our Apollo landing sites observing guide.

And if you’re looking for a telescope or binoculars to observe the moon up close, our guides for the best binoculars deals and the best telescope deals now can help. Our best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography can also help you prepare to capture the next full moon in your own photos.

Editor’s Note: If you snap a photo of the moon and would like to share it with Space.com’s readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.

Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com’s Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.