Supermoons, which happen when the moon is at the closest point to Earth in its orbit, are often a pretty spectacular event. We’ve had a good run of them recently, with last month’s Hunter’s moon being particularly spectacular. There’s only one supermoon left of 2025, which is set to rise at 3.30pm this afternoon (Friday 15 November). This is called a Beaver moon ― but why the title?Beaver moon refers to animal activityLast month’s Hunter moon was so called because it rises at a good time for harvest and hunting.In fact, every month’s full moon has its own name ― it just so happens that November’s and October’s happened to be supermoons as well. Like Hunter’s moon, this month’s Beaver moon may relate to hunting.According to the Met Office’s X post from 2018, “the name originates from Native Americans who set beaver traps before the winter arrived”. However,