The Supermoon is on November 5th. A unique phenomenon will appear in the sky.

We regularly observe the full moon several times a year. However, sometimes it happens that during the full moon period, the moon is closest to Earth in its orbit around our planet.

Then, its disk appears slightly larger in the sky and "shines" a bit brighter. This situation is called a superfull moon or supermoon .

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The difference between the full moon at perigee (closest to Earth) and apogee (farthest from Earth) is 14 percent of the size of the disk of Earth's natural satellite; while in the case of its brightness it is as much as 30 percent more.

The super full moon will be visible on November 5th

The next supermoon will be visible in the sky on November 5th. At 2:19 PM, Earth's natural satellite will be at its fullest. On the same day, at 11:30 PM, it will pass through its orbital perigee. Its distance from Earth will be 356,833 km, making it the closest it will be in 2025.

On this day, the Moon will rise at 5:00 PM and set the following day at 9:31 AM. If we look at the sky around 10:00 PM, we will see a beautiful configuration of the Moon and bright stars and planets, because by then the constellation Orion and the planet Jupiter will have fully risen.

If we look from the Moon down to the horizon, a little to the left, we will first see the bright star Aldebaran , and below it - the constellation Orion , composed of bright stars and resembling a schematic silhouette of a human being.

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To the left of Orion shines bright Jupiter. On the opposite side of the Moon (above the southern horizon), and about as far away as Jupiter , is Saturn .

This configuration also looks interesting in the morning. Then, the Moon is in the west, low on the horizon, and in a line to the left are Aldebaran, Orion, and Sirius. Jupiter is higher, and Saturn is hidden below the horizon.

A "frosty moon" in the sky. The name comes from Native American culture.

The media likes to call the full moon by terms from Native American culture. The November full moon is then called the "Beaver Moon" or the "Frost Moon."

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The name referring to beavers comes from the fact that for the Algonquins (an Indian tribe from the area along the Ottawa River in Canada) it was the time to set beaver traps before the marshes froze.

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