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A bird silhouetted against the full moon rising over Zurich, Switzerland. The beaver full moon gets its name from Algonquin Native American and colonial traditions, as beavers are most active this time of year, fortifying their lodges and building dams in anticipation of the cold months ahead. This particular full moon is also a supermoon, appearing brighter and larger than usual as it is closer to Earth in its orbit
Photograph: Michael Buholzer/EPA
The beaver supermoon sets over Jerusalem. According to Nasa, the beaver supermoon is the last of four consecutive supermoons this year
Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA
The moon rises over Castleton Tower near Moab, Utah, in the US. The next supermoon will occur in October, 2025
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The moon rises behind trees on Palatine hill in Rome, Italy
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The supermoon above a park in Lianyungang, China
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Starlings fill the sky as the beaver moon rises behind St Michael’s Tower on Glastonbury Tor in Somerset as a crowd of people gather on top of the hill to watch
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The moon rises behind Monte Prena, in Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga national park, seen from L’Aquila, Italy
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The full moon rises behind the EdgeNYC outdoor observation deck at Hudson Yards in New York City, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey
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The beaver moon rises behind the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building in New York City as the sun sets as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey
Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
Palestinians walk along Salah al-Din road as the full moon rises over al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip
Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock
A fan takes a picture of the moon before a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying match between Uruguay and Colombia in Montevideo, Uruguay
Photograph: Santiago Mazzarovich/AP
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch as the beaver moon rises at the company’s Boca Chica launchpad, in Brownsville, Texas, US
Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
A British Airways plane from Glasgow heading for London City airport flies past the supermoon, in Grays, Essex, UK
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Srinagar, Kashmir, India
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The Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar
Photograph: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
A dragonfly silhouetted by the moon in Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Photograph: Aung Shine Oo/AP
A bronze sculpture of Ad Astra, a Kansa Native American perched atop the Kansas Capitol dome, is silhouetted against the nearly full moon in Topeka, Kansas
Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
