over the Beaver Moon

The full moon for November is called the Beaver Moon and will be at its peak on Friday November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM Mountain Time at which time it will be below the horizon.  This Supermoon will be best witnessed at sunset when you can watch it rise.  The Beaver Moon will orbit closer to the earth than any other moon this year and will be the brightest Supermoon of the year. This is the four consecutive and last Supermoon of 2024.

At this time of year beavers are actively building their lodges.  Beavers are mainly nocturnal and work under the light of the full moon.  Once they have sufficient food storage for the long winter they will begin to take shelter in their lodge.  This is why the November full moon is called the Beaver Moon.

This is my watercolour painting of the Beaver Moon and will represent November in my 2025 Calendar. I took various ideas from numerous photos to create this painting to make it my own.  My reference photos are below the painting.  The two photos at bottom right in the collage were the main influencers in designing the look for the painting.  Those photos were taken on November 20, 2010  at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park and at Lake Louise in Banff National Park.  This was a memorable day shared with Adventure Designer.  

Wherever I am on the night of November 15th, 

I will be over the moon if I get to witness the full Beaver Moon!

OOOPS: I based my 2025 Calendar Full Moon Names on the same names as 2024.  I thought I knew it all but now know that for 2025 the Full Moon names for September and October are Corn Moon and Harvest Moon respectively.  In 2024 September and October are Harvest Moon and Hunter Moon respectively.  It's too late now as I have my 2025 Calendar in hand, ready to be hung beside my cork board on January 1, 2025.