Spectacular Beaver Moon spotted across UK in last chance to see supermoon this year

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A glimpse of the Beaver Moon through clouds over the Tower of London However, Friday’s full moon, which was rising just after 3.30pm, is further away from Earth than the previous two – September’s Harvest Moon and October’s Hunter’s Moon – and by some astronomers’ definitions it is not actually a supermoon. Ahead of its appearance, Dr Bloomer said that Friday’s Beaver Moon was going to be “nice and bright” and should be “pretty easy” to spot as long as the weather “holds out”. open image in gallery Friday’s full moon rises over over the Abbey of the Dormition on Mount Zion at the old city of Jerusalem Dr Darren Baskill, physics and astronomy lecturer at the University of Sussex said full moons are higher in the sky as winter approaches, which makes them more prominent. Dr Baskill said: “Beavers are most active at dawn and dusk and they can be seen beavering away overnight by the light of this aptly named full moon.” open image in gallery The Beaver Moon lights up the skies of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates After tonight’s Beaver Moon, the next supermoon will not be until 5 November 2025.