Local Sky Events
November
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- Moon is New on Nov 1, first quarter on Nov 8, full Super Beaver Moon on Nov 15th, third quarter on Nov 22 and new again on Nov 30.
- Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 am on Sunday, Nov. 3rd for North America. Set clocks back one hour.
- Leonid Meteor Shower will peak the night of Nov 16-17. Unfortunately, it will compete with a bright waning gibbous moon. Look anyway.
- Venus shines at magnitude -4 gaining more altitude above the western horizon
- Saturn dominates the southern evening sky most of the month. Its rings form a straight line this season aiding seeing its moons.
- Jupiter rises in the east a few hours after sunset at the beginning of the month and at sunset by the end. As the month progresses it will become a great target for viewing by binoculars and small to medium-sized telescopes.
- Mars, at magnitude 1.0, rises late in the evening above the eastern horizon and has a close encounter with the Beehive star cluster on the 30th.
- Mercury begins to rise above the southwestern horizon reaching a maximum height on the 16th.
Check back often for updates
- Moon is New on Nov 1, first quarter on Nov 8, full Super Beaver Moon on Nov 15th, third quarter on Nov 22 and new again on Nov 30.
- Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 am on Sunday, Nov. 3rd for North America. Set clocks back one hour.
- Leonid Meteor Shower will peak the night of Nov 16-17. Unfortunately, it will compete with a bright waning gibbous moon. Look anyway.
- Venus shines at magnitude -4 gaining more altitude above the western horizon
- Saturn dominates the southern evening sky most of the month. Its rings form a straight line this season aiding seeing its moons.
- Jupiter rises in the east a few hours after sunset at the beginning of the month and at sunset by the end. As the month progresses it will become a great target for viewing by binoculars and small to medium-sized telescopes.
- Mars, at magnitude 1.0, rises late in the evening above the eastern horizon and has a close encounter with the Beehive star cluster on the 30th.
- Mercury begins to rise above the southwestern horizon reaching a maximum height on the 16th.
See our Links page - Sky Watching - for other events.
See Sky and Telescope Magazine (The Sky at a Glance) for more events.