November debuted with a special performance yesterday afternoon: she sailed this ovoid moon over us through clear, blue, and windy heavens. Although more than 230,500 miles above, you could see the craters on our ancient companion’s face with the naked eye during daylight:
Technically, the moon was in one of its waxing gibbous phases, meaning that its illuminated side was more than 50 percent full and increasing (waxing) in size, while its shape was hunched or humpback (gibbous).
It will be fully illuminated November 5 and traditionally known then as the Beaver Full Moon. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on November 1, 2025.)