The November Beaver Moon is the final of four supermoons in 2024, following August's Sturgeon Moon, September's Harvest Moon and October's Hunter's Moon

A supermoon occurs whenever a full moon coincides with the moon approaching its closest distance to the Earth—a point, known as perigee, that’s about 226,000 miles away—during its 27-day orbit, though NASA does not recognize it as an official astronomical term.

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This month, the full moon will light up the night skies on Friday, November 15. Dubbed the Beaver Moon, it will also be the last supermoon of 2024. As millions of skywatchers await the lunar spectacle, here's all you need to know:

The Super Beaver Moon is the fourth consecutive supermoon - where the moon is at the closest point in its orbit to Earth - and is the final one of 2024

The Beaver Moon will be the fourth and final supermoon of the year. Supermoons generally appear three or four times a year, always consecutively. Before the hunter’s moon on Oct. 17, supermoons included the Sept. 17 harvest moon and the Aug. 19 sturgeon ...

Though officially full on Friday, November 15, at 4:29 p.m. EST, the moon will also look plenty full and bright all night both Thursday and Saturday.

"However, the lunar cycle is slightly shorter than a month, so the full moon doesn't usually fall on the same date each month." Last month's full moon, also a supermoon, is known as the Hunter's Moon,

Skygazers will soon be able to see the moon appear larger and brighter than normal for the last time until next year. The fourth and final supermoon of 2024 will reach peak illumination at 3:28 p.m. CT on Friday,

When will the supermoon rise? The supermoon will be fully illuminated at 4:28 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15. It will cross the sky beside the Pleiades star cluster or the "Seven Sisters" i