Rest assured, there will no be no shortage of lights this year. As the kickoff month of the holiday season, November is when Dallas comes alive with light festivals, winter wonderlands, and luminous neighborhoods lit up with festive cheer. This week, Dallas will be even brighter with the appearance of the Beaver supermoon.
Taking the center stage of our skies this weekend, the Beaver supermoon will be the fourth of four supermoons to have taken place this year. Continue below to find out how to see the last supermoon of the year in Dallas.
Why is it called Beaver moon?
As the name suggests, the Beaver moon is in reference to when trappers would collect pelts during the fur trade in North America. Furthermore, it’s also the time when beavers take shelters in their makeshift lodges.
The Beaver Moon has also been known by other names, including Deer Rutting Moon, Frost Moon, The Mourning Moon, and Freezing Moon.
What is a supermoon?
A supermoon, non-astrological term, occurs when a full moon coincides within 90% of its closest distance to earth, called the perigee. Taking place at the end of the moon’s 27-day elliptical orbit, supermoons appear as the biggest and brightest moons of the year up to 14% bigger and up to 30% brighter than average moons.
When to see the supermoon in Dallas?
To see the Beaver supermoon in Dallas, be sure to keep your eyes peeled to the skies at 3:28 pm on Friday, November 15, though it will be visible beginning November 13. Elsewhere in the cosmos, the Leonids meteor shower takes place this month and is set to peak Sunday night, November 17 into the early hours of November 18.
The Beaver supermoon will be the last supermoon of the year. The next supermoon won’t occur until October 7, 2025.