Wednesday, March 5 The waxing Moon now sits between Jupiter ... Commemorating the hunting season preceding winter. Beaver Moon (November): Reflects the time when beavers are busy building their ...

watch as it grows from a new moon to a first quarter moon. As it grows, it is known as a waxing moon, and gradually increases from a waxing "crescent" (for its shape into the first quarter moon.

November's Beaver Moon likely referred to the practice ... the moon will go through eight lunar phases: new moon, waxing crescent moon, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning ...