The figures
At 06:42 UTC on Wednesday, November 17, 2032 the Moon reaches 25°28' Taurus with the Sun opposite at 25°28' Scorpio. The distance is 374,324 km, 10,076 km closer than the 384,400 km average — near enough to the mean that the apparent size is unremarkable. The degree, 25°28' Taurus, places it in the third decan of Taurus, on the axis that runs across to Scorpio. It is the 22nd of the 24 lunations dated for 2032, and the cycle it belongs to is set out in what a lunation is.
Exact time where you are
That instant — 06:42 UTC on November 17, 2032 — is one moment worldwide, and only the clock reading changes, with summer time applied wherever the local rule puts the date inside it.
| City | Local time | Local date |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 01:42 | 17 November |
| Los Angeles | 22:42 the day before | 16 November |
| London | 06:42 | 17 November |
| Delhi | 12:12 | 17 November |
| Sydney | 17:42 | 17 November |
| Istanbul | 09:42 | 17 November |
Why it is called the Beaver Moon
The Beaver Moon is the traditional North American and European name for the full Moon of November, and in 2032 it falls on November 17, 2032 at 25°28' Taurus. Those names follow the calendar month rather than the zodiac, which is why the 2032 one lands in Taurus at 25°28' Taurus while other years put it elsewhere.
Which house it falls in for your sign
Counted from each sign as the first house, this full moon at 25°28' Taurus falls here:
| Sign | House | What that house covers |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | 2nd house | money, possessions and what you consider yours |
| Taurus | 1st house | your own bearing, appearance and the first move |
| Gemini | 12th house | rest, solitude, what is behind you and what runs unattended |
| Cancer | 11th house | friends, groups, networks and what you are aiming at |
| Leo | 10th house | career, public standing and what you are known for |
| Virgo | 9th house | distance, study, belief, travel and the long view |
| Libra | 8th house | shared money, debt, intimacy and what is not said out loud |
| Scorpio | 7th house | partners, opponents and anyone you deal with one to one |
| Sagittarius | 6th house | work, routine, health and the small maintenance of a life |
| Capricorn | 5th house | play, romance, children and anything you make for its own sake |
| Aquarius | 4th house | home, family, roots and private ground |
| Pisces | 3rd house | conversation, short trips, siblings and daily information |
A full moon in Taurus
Anything within a couple of degrees of 25°28' Taurus in a natal chart is contacted directly by this one, and so is anything near the same degree of Scorpio, Leo or Aquarius, since those are the other three corners of the same cross.
What the full moon of November 17, 2032 marks is a position rather than an event: 25°28' Taurus, in the third decan, with the Sun at 25°28' Scorpio. The house it occupies in your own chart matters more than the sign name, and the table above gives that house for 25°28' Taurus, sign by sign.
Where this one sits in the cycle
The lunation before this one fell 14 days earlier and the next follows 15 days after November 17, 2032.
- Before it: the new moon of November 3, 2032
- After it: the new moon of December 2, 2032
- The last full moon in Taurus: October 30, 2031
Questions people ask about this
What time is the full moon on November 17, 2032?
06:42 UTC on November 17, 2032; the table above converts that single instant to six local clocks.
What sign is this full moon in?
25°28' Taurus — the third decan. The chart reading for November 17, 2032 works from that degree rather than from the sign name on its own.
Is this a supermoon?
No: 374,324 km, which is 10,076 km off the average and not near enough to perigee to qualify.
Does a full moon cause anything?
No. On November 17, 2032 the Moon simply reaches 25°28' Taurus; what the chart gives is a position and a house, not an event.