Skygazers across the U.S. on Friday will have one last chance to catch a glimpse of a supermoon before the year ends.
November’s full moon, called the Beaver Moon, will appear larger and brighter than a regular full moon. The moon, which NASA says will rise at 4:29 p.m. ET Friday, is the fourth supermoon in a row since August 2024. The supermoon’s rise and set time will shift some based on the viewer’s location, according to Christopher Palma, teaching professor and advisor of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University.
“For Central PA, where I am, the moon rises at 4:29 p.m. on Nov. 15, and it sets the next morning at 8:04 a.m., so it’s visible for about 15 ½ hours. For the DC area, the times only change by a few minutes,” Palma says.
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