Look eastward in the evening on Monday, Nov. 27 to witness the full "Beaver Moon" rise into the sky.
The full moon in November happens when Earth passes between the sun and moon. As a result, it is completely illuminated, rising in the east at dusk, shining through the night, and setting in the west at dawn on November 27 at 4:16 a.m. EST. According to Live Science's sister site, the moon will also appear full to the uninitiated stargazer the night before and after.
Moonrise and moonset are the best times to view the moon in any phase, but the full moon is especially stunning. Earthly viewers can see the moon through a lot of atmosphere when it is very low on the horizon. This atmosphere scatters blue light with short wavelengths but allows longer wavelength reddish light to pass through. This causes the lunar surface to take on some stunning hues, most notably orange, pink, and yellow, which are comparable to the sun's sunrise and sunset.
Moreover, the "moon illusion" can be witnessed by looking at the moon at a low angle. NASA claims that the human brain causes the moon to appear much larger than it actually is when it is particularly near the horizon. It's purely an optical illusion, but it's a powerful one.
On November 27, the full moon will rise in the same region of the sky as the constellation Taurus, with 99.5% of its surface illuminated when viewed from North America. Just to the top-right of the full moon, you might be able to see the Pleiades, the closest open star cluster in the solar system, if you have binoculars. Jupiter will be visible beyond the Pleiades because it reached its bright annual opposition earlier this month, giving the planet a very bright appearance. As the full moon rises, you'll be able to see the enormous planet.