The full moon (tatkresiwok - Inuit) occurs when the Sun and the Moon are on exact opposite sides of the Earth every 29.53 days. This lunar phase is known by many different names, cultures, religions and languages, depending on the month it occurs. This mid fall full moon occurs in November and is known as the Frosty Moon, Deer Mating Moon, Fur Pelts Moon, or Full Beaver Moon.
The full moon for the month of November is at its fullest at 3:02 AM on Tuesday the 8th.
...and the sun sets at 4:51 PM and the moon rises at 5:06 PM.
This is just about the best night to view the moon at its fullest after it rises today! Come join us for a meet-n-greet in the evening and to watch the full moon rise over the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains.
The event begins at 5:00 PM and the event will officially end by 6:30PM, but there may be some early birds and lingering about into the night. Yes, we've moved the event to another location that we feel will give us better viewing of the moon as it rises this evening. There are no benches or picnic tables to sit on, so bring your own camp chairs to enjoy this magical evening.
Please do bring your bugs and coins for trading, discovering, or just to show them off. There are no food or beverage establishments nearby, but if it's a little chilly there's usually some hot cocoa, and at recent events people have brought snacks, "other" beverages, and (cold) pizza to share with all. On warm days, there are usually some cold beverages and the pizza stays hot! If you plan on bringing something to share, be sure to post it in a note. Please remember to dress appropriately for the temperature and weather conditions, as this event is outdoors and rain or shine.
It is interesting to note that often, calendars indicating moon phases may be off by a day when intended for use in a different time zone. Don't be late or you just might miss out on this magical time as the sun sets and the full moon rises.
Today is...
- Election Day (United States)
- Intersex Day of Remembrance (New South Wales, Australia)
- National Aboriginal Veterans Day (Canada)
- World Urbanism Day
On this day...
- 1519 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.
- 1889 – Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- 1932 – Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
- 1950 – United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
- 1960 – John F. Kennedy is elected as the 35th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, who would later be elected president in 1968 and 1972.
- 1966 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law an antitrust exemption allowing the National Football League to merge with the upstart American Football League.
- 1999 – Bruce Miller is killed at his junkyard near Flint, Michigan. His wife Sharee Miller, who convinced her online lover Jerry Cassaday to kill him (before later killing himself) was convicted of the crime, in what became the world's first Internet murder.
Notable births...
- 1656 – Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)
- 1772 – William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General (d. 1834)
- 1884 – Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1922)
- 1900 – Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1949)
- 1918 – Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher (d. 2015)
- 1966 - Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality
- 1974 - Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese author and illustrator, created Naruto
Notable deaths...
- 1674 – John Milton, English poet and philosopher (b. 1608)
- 1887 - Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
- 1959 – Frank S. Land, American activist, founded the DeMolay International (b. 1890)
- 1965 - Dorothy Kilgallen, American journalist, television personality, and game show panelist (b. 1913)
- 1978 - Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (b. 1894)
- 2011 – Bil Keane, American cartoonist (b. 1922)
- 2020 - Alex Trebek, Canadian-American television personality and longtime host of Jeopardy! (b. 1940)
Note: If you are feeling sick, it is asked that you wait to attend in person events. Anyone who has Covid-19 symptoms, who has been in recent contact with a positive case, or might think they have been, is asked to not attend the event for the safety of themselves and others.
Full Moon Dates for 2022
Monday, January 17 at 3:48 PM
Wednesday, February 16 at 8:57 AM
Friday, March 18 at 12:17 AM
Saturday, April 16 at 11:55 AM
Sunday, May 15 at 9:14 PM
Tuesday, June 14 at 4:52 AM
Wednesday, July 13 at 11:37 AM
Thursday, August 11 at 6:36 PM
Saturday, September 10 at 2:59 AM
Sunday, October 9 at 1:55 PM
Tuesday, November 8 at 3:02 AM
Wednesday, December 7 at 8:08 PM