What To See In The November Night Sky

November's full moon is called the Beaver Moon or Frost Moon.

Full moons often take their names from the traditions of native Americans and European Settlers.  November is that time of year that beavers retire to their lodges for the duration of winter.  As a consequence of their pelts being prime this was also the time of year that fur traders trapped beavers.

The Anishinaabe people of the Great Lakes Region called this Minidoons Giizis Oonhg - the Little Spirit Moon, a time of healing.  The Cree Nation of Central Canada calls it Kaskatinowipisim, the Rivers Freeze-up Moon. And the Iroquois-Mohawk Confederacy of Eastern North America call it Kentenhko:wa, the Time of Much Poverty Moon.

The Beaver Moon will reach peak illumination tomorrow afternoon as it rises after sunset.  Nevertheless, it will be sufficiently close to full just after sunset tonight. 

11.19.2021

 

 

This is not a sunrise.  It is a photo I took at sunrise of the Full Beaver Moon setting in the west. 2021.

This was a nice balance of low sunlight in the foreground from the rising sun behind me to the east and the moon dropping quickly below the western horizon.

Sometimes this stuff happens quickly.

You snooze, you lose...