More a popular term than a scientific one, a supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth. This usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively, given the moon’s constantly shifting, oval-shaped orbit.

Skygazers will see the final extra bright full Moon of the year, known as a Supermoon, when the Beaver full Moon rises this Friday.

The lunar phase calendar year is wrapping up with November’s sky closing out the year’s last supermoon, part of a series that began in August. Supermoons in the lunar calendar are slightly closer to Earth than the average full moon,

November's full moon, also known as the Beaver Moon, is the last of four consecutive supermoons occurring in 2024.