Beaver Moon 2026: The November Full Moon in Gemini
The Beaver Moon of 2026 is the Full Moon in Gemini on November 24 at 14:54 UTC, 9:54 am Eastern, conjunct Uranus and a day from perigee, so it counts as a supermoon on most almanac lists. Exact times in your zone, the supermoon question, what it means and how it lands for every sign.
Last updated 19 September 2026
The Beaver Moon of 2026 is exact at 14:54 UTC on November 24, at 2 degrees 21 minutes of Gemini. That is 9:54 am Eastern, 6:54 am Pacific and 2:54 pm in the UK. The Moon sits 360,754 kilometres away, within a day of perigee, so it appears large and bright and most almanacs list it as a supermoon. It rises conjunct Uranus, with the Sun opposite Uranus the next day, two days into Sagittarius season and two days before US Thanksgiving. Expect surprising news and a conversation that changes the plan.
The facts
How these are calculated: positions and times come from the open-source Astronomy Engine ephemeris (geocentric, tropical zodiac) and are checked against published ephemerides. The sign-by-sign notes use whole-sign houses. Our method.
Is the Beaver Moon 2026 a supermoon?
Almost, and on most lists, yes. At the moment of fullness the Moon is 360,754 kilometres from Earth, and it reaches perigee, its closest point in the orbit, about 30 hours later at 359,335 kilometres. The strict definition some astronomers use, a full moon within 360,000 kilometres, misses it by about 750 kilometres. The wider definition most almanacs use, a full moon within 90 percent of its closest approach, includes it. Either way it looks large and bright, and December 24's Cold Moon at 356,729 kilometres is the year's closest full moon.
The exact moment in your time zone
- New York, Toronto and the US East Coast: 9:54 am EST on November 24
- Chicago and the Central zone: 8:54 am CST on November 24
- Los Angeles and Vancouver: 6:54 am PST on November 24
- London and the UK: 2:54 pm GMT on November 24
- Sydney: 1:54 am AEDT on November 25
- Universal Time: 14:54 UTC on November 24
The Moon is full in daylight across the Americas, so the best view is moonrise on the evening of the 24th, when it is still more than 99 percent lit.
The Uranus conjunction
The Moon at 2 degrees 21 minutes of Gemini sits a degree and a half from Uranus at 3 degrees 44 minutes, and the Sun opposes Uranus exactly on November 25. A full moon on Uranus brings the unexpected, and Gemini makes it about words: news, a message, a plan overturned in conversation. The Sun's trine to Neptune the same day gives the surprise a softer edge, closer to revelation than shock. With US Thanksgiving two days later and Mars entering Virgo on the 25th, this is the full moon that changes the seating plan.
What is happening
A Full Moon is a culmination, the point where something reaches its brightest and can no longer be ignored. This one falls at 2 degrees of Gemini, the sign of communication, curiosity, information and the restless everyday mind.
The context makes it especially useful. Mercury, which rules Gemini and therefore governs this whole lunation, turned direct on November 13 after three weeks retrograde. So the planet in charge of this Full Moon is moving forward again, and moving forward cleanly for the first time in over a month. What has been stuck in your throat since October finally gets said.
What it means now
Gemini Full Moons bring conversations to a head. A message you have been drafting, a decision you have been circling, a piece of writing you have not finished, a truth you have not spoken: this is where it culminates. Because Mercury is direct, the words tend to come out the way you intend them, which has not been reliably true since late October.
There is also a Gemini shadow worth naming: scattering. Full Moons are already emotionally heightened, and Gemini adds mental noise, too many tabs open, too many opinions, information overload. If you feel overstimulated around the 24th, that is the transit, not a personal failing. The remedy is to pick one thing to say clearly rather than five things half-said.
The Gemini and Sagittarius axis
This Moon lights the Gemini and Sagittarius axis, the polarity of information against meaning. Gemini collects facts, makes connections and talks. Sagittarius, where the Sun sits during Sagittarius season, seeks the larger truth those facts add up to.
The tension is familiar to anyone who has ever drowned in detail while losing the plot, or held a grand belief that the details did not actually support. This Full Moon asks you to bring the two together: let your big-picture conviction be answerable to the actual facts, and let your facts serve something that matters. That is a genuinely mature use of a Gemini Moon.
The best week of the autumn to communicate
Practically speaking, the stretch around this Full Moon is the strongest communication window of the entire autumn. Mercury is direct, Venus is direct, and the Full Moon in Mercury's own sign lights the whole thing up. If you have been waiting to publish, pitch, launch, confess or negotiate, this is the week the sky finally supports it.
That is not a small thing after six weeks of double retrograde. Use it deliberately rather than letting it pass in the noise of the season.
A ritual for this Moon
Make it about words, since Gemini is the sign of them. Write the thing you have been avoiding writing. A message, a paragraph, a difficult sentence, a decision stated plainly on paper. Do not edit it into softness. Then choose: send it, or keep it and know you have finally said it to yourself.
If your mind is racing under this Moon, the Gemini antidote is to externalise it. Empty every open loop onto a page, then circle the one that actually matters. Clarity for Gemini comes from getting the noise out, not from thinking harder.
The aspects in play
The day after this Full Moon, on November 25, Mars enters Virgo and drive turns precise and practical. So the week moves from saying the thing (Gemini Full Moon) to doing the work on it (Mars in Virgo). Sagittarius season began on November 22, widening the view. Both Mercury and Venus have been direct since November 13, which is what makes this the clearest week in over a month.
How to work with it
Do say the thing, publish the piece, make the decision, have the conversation you have been rehearsing and let the truth be spoken plainly. Do not scatter across five topics or mistake volume for clarity. One clear sentence, delivered under this Moon, will do more than a week of hedging.
Beaver Moon 2026: The November Full Moon in Gemini: Every Sign
A transit sits in one sign; what changes for you is the house it lands in. Read the entry for your sun or rising sign, using whole-sign houses. New to Gemini? Read the full Gemini profile.
The headline house for this Moon: a conversation, a piece of writing or a decision reaches its peak.
A money or self-worth matter comes to a head, often through a conversation about it.
A personal culmination around how you speak and present your ideas.
A private thought or a long-held silence finally finds words.
A group conversation or a community decision reaches its peak.
A career matter culminates, often through a piece of communication or a public statement.
A belief or a study plan comes to a head and asks to be tested against the facts.
A truth about shared money or intimacy surfaces and is finally spoken.
A partnership conversation reaches its culmination; someone tells you where they stand.
A work or health matter comes to a head; the details finally add up.
A romance or creative project reaches its point, usually through what gets said.
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If three or more planets sit together in one sign of your chart, astrologers read every transit through that sign as more noticeable for you. About 7 in 10 charts have one, from our census of 102,272 charts. The guide reads every stellium by sign and by house.
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When is the November 2026 Full Moon?
The Full Moon peaks on November 24, 2026 at 2 degrees of Gemini.
What does the Gemini Full Moon mean?
Gemini rules communication, ideas and decisions, so this Full Moon brings a conversation, a piece of writing or a choice to its culminating point. Something you have been holding back tends to get said.
Why is this Full Moon good for communication?
Mercury rules Gemini and therefore governs this lunation, and it turned direct on November 13. With both Mercury and Venus moving forward, this is the clearest communication window of the autumn.
Why do I feel scattered around this Full Moon?
Gemini adds mental noise to an already heightened Full Moon, so overstimulation and too many open loops are common. The remedy is to write everything down and pick the one thing that actually matters.
How does the Gemini Full Moon affect my sign?
Find the house that holds Gemini in your chart. That area of life reaches a culmination, usually through a conversation, a decision or something finally being said out loud.
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