11-27-2023, 09:33 PM
Did anyone else catch the full beaver moon?
https://www.space.com/november-full-moon-tonight-2023
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https://www.space.com/november-full-moon-tonight-2023
Quote:The Full Beaver Moon shines tonight, the next-to-last full moon of 2023
November 27, 2023
The Full Beaver Moon as seen from LAquila, Italy, on Nov. 7, 2022. (Image credit: Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The penultimate full moon of 2023 will shine on Monday, Nov. 27, in the form of the Beaver Moon.
From New York City, the will rise at 3:48 p.m. EST (2048 GMT), with the sun setting a little later at 6:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT), according to . Skywatchers will then be able to view the fully illuminated moon in its glory until it sets at 8:28 a.m. EST (1328 GMT), around an hour and a half after the sun rises at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT). At the exact moment of the full moon, will be 180 degrees away from the sun as viewed from the center of Earth, shining brightly in the constellation of , the Bull.
Following the Beaver Moon, the illuminated face of the moon will start to recede, which astronomers call waning. This progression of darkness across the lunar face will continue until the completely dark new moon on Dec. 12. This final new moon of 2023 will also signal the beginning of this year's final lunar cycle leading up to the last full moon of 2023, December's Cold Moon, which rises on Dec. 26.
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