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Two stunning sights are set to take over the skies over London tomorrow night, as the year\u2019s most impressive supermoon is set to coincide with an evening of fireworks and bonfires across the country. November\u2019s<\/a> full moon will be an impressive supermoon, as the moon appears much closer to Earth than usual. And this lunar event is taking place on November 5, handily coinciding with Guy Fawkes Night \u2013 aka Bonfire Night<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n This will be the second of three supermoons taking place in 2025. The last one was the Harvest moon supermoon, which took over the skies on October 7. And the next will take place in early December. But for now, we\u2019ll be turning our eyes to the sky tomorrow afternoon and evening, on November 5, as we swap our eyes between fireworks, bonfires, and an enormous glowing moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n What is a supermoon? <\/p>\n At its simplest, \u2018supermoon\u2019 is simply a name given to full moons that are closer to Earth than usual, which, as a result, seem much larger.<\/strong> This varying distance from Earth is due to the Moon\u2019s egg-like elliptical orbit pattern. Just like Earth orbiting the Sun, the Moon does not orbit Earth in a completely circular pattern. At the closest point of its orbit, the Moon is a whopping 30,000 miles closer than when it is at its furthest point. If there is a full moon, and the Moon is within 90% of its shortest distance from Earth, it\u2019s a super moon!<\/p>\n All that to say: the Moon is closer, and thus it appears bigger.<\/strong><\/p>\n This particular full moon is known as the Beaver Moon<\/strong>. But this doesn\u2019t mean that there will suddenly be hordes of beavers swarming the city and the country. Instead, it\u2019s simply an old name given to the first full moon in November. Each month has a specific name for its full moon \u2013 with names like the Harvest Moon, the Strawberry Moon, and Buck Moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n Seeing the supermoon <\/p>\n Now, in theory, seeing a supermoon is a lot simpler than spotting other astronomical phenomena. That\u2019s because it\u2019s\u2026 you know\u2026 the moon. It\u2019s kind of just there. Cast your eyes to the sky in the afternoon and evening of November 5, and the moon will seem much closer, much larger, and much brighter than usual.<\/strong><\/p>\n However, there is one small caveat: the weather. If the weather isn\u2019t playing ball, and rain-clouds<\/a> block the view of the moon then you simply won\u2019t be able to see it! Fortunately, the forecast is looking pretty good for tomorrow, according to the Met Office<\/a>. Nary a cloud is expected to block our view, making for brilliant fireworks- and moon-watching. <\/strong><\/p>\n If weather conditions turn, and the Beaver Moon supermoon isn\u2019t visible, it\u2019s not our last chance to spot the moon shining bright (and close) in the sky. The next supermoon will take place on December 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Dan Kitwood\/Getty Images Save Two stunning sights are set to take over the skies over London…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3844],"tags":[30642,70,413,16,15,59345],"class_list":{"0":"post-549958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-autumn","9":"tag-science","10":"tag-space","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-winter"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115495267735062635","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Skyscrapers](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/shutterstock_1241250232-1.jpg\")
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