This year’s Beaver Moon will be the fourth and last supermoon of 2024, looking bigger and brighter as it gets closer to Earth, reaching about 361,867km away on Thursday.
The term supermoon was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979 to describe a full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90 percent of its closest to Earth.
Full moons are normally given names that relate to things happening in nature. This name is also rooted in various traditions and folklore from Native American and European cultures.
In the Northern Hemisphere, this is the season when beavers start settling into their lodges, having stored enough food for the winter.
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