This supermoon — known as the Beaver Moon since this is the time of year when beavers hunker down for the winter — rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and before the Leonids are most active.

More a popular term than a scientific one, a supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing around Earth. This usually happens only three or four times a year and consecutively, given the moon’s constantly shifting, oval-shaped orbit.

When is the next full moon? Everything you need to know about the full “Beaver Moon” including exactly when, where and how to see it at its best from where you are.

It will be yet another exciting week for skygazers as they will see the fourth and final supermoon of 2024. The moon will appear bigger and brighter than usual in the night sky as it appears closer to the planet.

Supermoons occur when a full moon coincides with perigee—the point in the moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to Earth.

The supermoon rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and before the Leonids are most active. RELATED: How much bigger i