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SupermoonMisses the strict cutoff by 765 km

November Supermoon

November 24, 2026
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November Supermoon

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Worldwide, best right at moonriseWhere it's visible
360,765 kmDistance
YesVisible from the U.S.
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Misses the astronomers' strict 360,000 km cutoff by 765 km; mainstream coverage still counts it under the 90-percent-of-perigee rule.

The best time to see November Supermoon in 2026 is November 24, 2026. Timing status: Predicted dates.

Definitions vary. Here are the kilometers.

Astronomers draw the supermoon line at 360,000 km from Earth. November's full moon comes in at 360,765 km, which misses that strict cutoff by less than a thousand kilometers, and mainstream coverage counts it as a supermoon anyway under the looser 90-percent-of-perigee rule. We show the exact number so you can draw your own line. Either way, it is the second of four supermoons in a row this season, with December's the closest of the year.

Where to view it

Best seen far from city lights. Tap a spot to plan a trip around it.

Brighter = more light pollution · NASA Black Marble
December Supermoon: Flower Moon -May 6th 2020 DSCN8613
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November Supermoon

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December Supermoon: The Super Blue Moon and Castel del Monte
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November Supermoon

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December Supermoon, photographed in 2022
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November Supermoon

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In season during November 24, 2026

Natural events whose season is on while this peaks, so one trip could catch both the sky and the ground.

Mosquito Bay Bioluminescence
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Patagonia Spring
Natural wonder · Torres del Paine, Chile
September to November 2026
Polar Bears of Churchill
Wildlife · Manitoba, Canada
Mid-October to late November 2026
Chilkat Bald Eagle Gathering
Wildlife · Alaska, USA
November 2026
Japan Autumn Colours (Koyo)
Fall foliage · Japan
November to early December 2026
Kyoto Autumn
Fall foliage · Kyoto, Japan
November 2026
Sandhill Crane Migration
Migration · New Mexico, USA
November 2026 to late January 2027
Lupin Bloom, Mackenzie Basin
In bloom · Lake Tekapo & Lake Pukaki, New Zealand
Mid-November to December 2026
Christmas Island Red Crab Migration
Migration · Christmas Island, Australia
November to December 2026
Great Barrier Reef Coral Spawning
Coral spawning · Great Barrier Reef, Australia
November to December 2026
Kasanka Fruit Bat Migration
Migration · Kasanka National Park, Zambia
November to December 2026
Nazaré Big-Wave Season
In season · Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal
October 2026 to March 2027
Starling Murmurations
Wildlife · United Kingdom
November 2026 to February 2027
Blue Whales of Sri Lanka
Migration · Mirissa, southern Sri Lanka
December 2026 to April 2027
Northern Lights, Arctic Norway
Northern lights · Tromsø & Lofoten, Norway
November 2026 to February 2027
Ice Caves of Vatnajökull
Natural wonder · Jökulsárlón & Skaftafell, Iceland
November 2026 to March 2027
Monarch Overwintering, Michoacan
Migration · Michoacan, Mexico
Mid-November 2026 to mid-March 2027

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When is November Supermoon 2026?

November Supermoon 2026: November 24, 2026.

December Supermoon: In this Picture of the Week, the Moon is slowly setting behind ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Paranal, Chile
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