November’s Full Beaver Moon

The Beaver Moon reaches peak illumination in the early morning hours of Monday, November 30, at 4:30 A.M. EST.

November’s full Moon was traditionally called the Beaver Moon by a number of Native Americans and colonial Americans.

Many Native American groups used the monthly Moons and nature’s corresponding signs as a calendar to track the seasons.

This is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient stores of food for the long winter ahead.

During the time of the fur trade in North America, it was also the season to trap beavers for their thick, winter-ready pelts.

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The November full Moon has also been called the Frost Moon and the Freezing Moon.

Another name, the Digging (or Scratching) Moon, evokes an image of animals scratching at the fallen leaves, foraging for fallen nuts or remaining shoots of green foliage—with the implication that winter is on its way.



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