Sywatchers must wait until the weather cools after summer to bathe in the light of a seemingly super-sized moon.
Metro Vancouverites can mark their calendars for three "supermoons" in 2025. The moon won't actually grow in size for the lunar spectacles but will appear larger and brighter than usual, weather permitting.
A full moon is considered a supermoon because it appears roughly 15 per cent brighter and seven per cent bigger due to its proximity to Earth.
EarthSky notes that astronomers usually refer to supermoons as perigean full moons, a term that simply refers to the moon being "near earth."
The first of the three 'supermoons" will appear at its fullest in Vancouver on Oct. 6 at 8:47 p.m., according to timeanddate.com.
The October full moon will also be considered the Harvest Moon because it falls closest to the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22 (some years it occurs in September).
The second supermoon in Vancouver will appear at its fullest on Nov. 5 at 5:19 a.m., according to timeanddate.com.
Locals can see three supermoons in Metro Vancouver in 2025
The Old Farmer's Almanac says the November full moon is considered the full beaver moon because it occurs at the time when beavers start taking shelter in their lodges after storing food up over the winter.
The third and final supermoon of 2025 occurs in Vancouver on Dec. 4 at 3:14 p.m., according to timeanddate.com, t
The December full lunar event is aptly called the "full cold moon," Says The Old Farmer's Almanac. The Mohawk gave the moon this name to describe when the cold weather "truly begins to grip us."
The Metro Vancouver weather forecast doesn't always cooperate for viewing celestial events in the fall and winter. However, locals can stay updated on current weather forecasts for their neighbourhoods with Weatherhood.
Stay up-to-date with hyperlocal forecasts across 50 neighbourhoods in the Lower Mainland with V.I.A.'s Weatherhood.
