November 2026 at a glance: Nov 16: Mars and Jupiter 1.2° apart; Nov 17: Leonids peak (ZHR ≈15, Moon 55% lit); Nov 20: Mercury at greatest western elongation (20°); Nov 24: Full Beaver Moon. Planets from New York: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter.
Nov16
Mars and Jupiter 1.2° apart
Nov17
Leonids peak (ZHR ≈15, Moon 55% lit)
Nov20
Mercury at greatest western elongation (20°)
Nov24
Full Beaver Moon
Moon phases
Moon at 0h UTC each day
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1Last Quarter
248%
337%
427%
518%
611%
75%
82%
9New
101%
113%
127%
1312%
1419%
1527%
1636%
17First Quarter
1855%
1965%
2074%
2183%
2291%
2396%
24Full
25100%
2697%
2792%
2884%
2974%
3064%
Phase
UTC
New York
London
Sydney
Last Quarter
Nov 1, 20:28 UTC
Sun Nov 1, 3:28 pm
Sun Nov 1, 8:28 pm
Mon Nov 2, 7:28 am
New Moon
Nov 9, 07:02 UTC
Mon Nov 9, 2:02 am
Mon Nov 9, 7:02 am
Mon Nov 9, 6:02 pm
First Quarter
Nov 17, 11:47 UTC
Tue Nov 17, 6:47 am
Tue Nov 17, 11:47 am
Tue Nov 17, 10:47 pm
Full Moon
Beaver Moon; 360,765 km away
Nov 24, 14:53 UTC
Tue Nov 24, 9:53 am
Tue Nov 24, 2:53 pm
Wed Nov 25, 1:53 am
Planets
at least 5° up, Sun 6° down
Pick a city. The chart runs from 4 pm to 8 am local time for each night of the month; coloured bars show when each planet is up in a dark sky.
From New York: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter.
MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnMoondark sky
Planet
When
Where (local time)
Mag.
Constellation
Mercury
Before dawn, from about Nov 10
above 5° from 5:40 am; east-southeast, 11° up at dawn (on the 15th)
0.0
Virgo
Venus
Before dawn, from about Nov 2
above 5° from 4:40 am; southeast, 20° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-4.8
Virgo
Mars
Before dawn, all month
above 5° from 11:50 pm; south, 64° up at dawn (on the 15th)
0.7
Leo
Jupiter
Before dawn, all month
above 5° from 11:50 pm; south, 63° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-2.1
Leo
Saturn
Most of the night, all month
east-southeast, 26° up at dusk; below 5° by 2:20 am (on the 15th)
0.5
Cetus
From London: evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus.
MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnMoondark sky
Planet
When
Where (local time)
Mag.
Constellation
Mercury
Before dawn, from about Nov 11
above 5° from 6:10 am; east-southeast, 9° up at dawn (on the 15th)
0.0
Virgo
Venus
Before dawn, from about Nov 3
above 5° from 5:10 am; southeast, 17° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-4.8
Virgo
Mars
From late evening, all month
11:40 pm–6:40 am, highest 53° (on the 15th)
0.7
Leo
Jupiter
From late evening, all month
11:40 pm–6:40 am, highest 52° (on the 15th)
-2.1
Leo
Saturn
Most of the night, all month
east-southeast, 18° up at dusk; below 5° by 2:20 am (on the 15th)
0.5
Cetus
From Toronto: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter.
MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnMoondark sky
Planet
When
Where (local time)
Mag.
Constellation
Mercury
Before dawn, from about Nov 10
above 5° from 6:10 am; east-southeast, 11° up at dawn (on the 15th)
0.0
Virgo
Venus
Before dawn, from about Nov 2
above 5° from 5:10 am; southeast, 20° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-4.8
Virgo
Mars
Before dawn, all month
above 5° from 12:10 am; south, 61° up at dawn (on the 15th)
0.7
Leo
Jupiter
Before dawn, all month
above 5° from 12:10 am; south, 60° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-2.1
Leo
Saturn
Most of the night, all month
east-southeast, 25° up at dusk; below 5° by 2:40 am (on the 15th)
0.5
Cetus
From Sydney: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Venus, Mars, Jupiter.
MercuryVenusMarsJupiterSaturnMoondark sky
Planet
When
Where (local time)
Mag.
Constellation
Mercury
Not visible (too close to the Sun)
–
0.0
Virgo
Venus
Before dawn, from about Nov 3
above 5° from 4:40 am; east, 12° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-4.8
Virgo
Mars
Before dawn, all month
above 5° from 2:20 am; northeast, 34° up at dawn (on the 15th)
0.7
Leo
Jupiter
Before dawn, all month
above 5° from 2:20 am; northeast, 35° up at dawn (on the 15th)
-2.1
Leo
Saturn
Most of the night, all month
northeast, 48° up at dusk; below 5° by 3:20 am (on the 15th)
0.5
Cetus
Dates to note
Nov2
The Moon near Mars (1.0°)
Nov 2, around 13h UTC. Closest as seen from Earth's centre; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°. If that moment falls in your daytime, look the evening before or after.
Nov2
The Moon near Jupiter (0.5°)
Nov 2, around 22h UTC. Closest as seen from Earth's centre; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°. If that moment falls in your daytime, look the evening before or after.
Nov3
The Moon near Regulus (0.8°)
Nov 3, around 08h UTC. Geocentric; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°.
Nov4
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Nov 4, 15:00 UTC. Mercury passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in the glare for a while.
Nov5
Southern Taurids peak
Nov 5, around 18h UTC; up to 5–10 meteors an hour under ideal skies (ZHR). Moon 12% lit at the peak. Both hemispheres. Best time for your city →
Nov7
The Moon near Venus (1.0°)
Nov 7, around 10h UTC. Closest as seen from Earth's centre; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°. If that moment falls in your daytime, look the evening before or after.
Nov9
New Moon
Nov 9, 07:02 UTC. The dark-sky window: the best week for faint objects and meteors.
Nov12
Northern Taurids peak
Nov 12, around 18h UTC; up to 5 meteors an hour under ideal skies (ZHR). Moon 11% lit at the peak. Both hemispheres. Best time for your city →
Nov16
Mars and Jupiter 1.2° apart
Nov 16, around 02h UTC. A close pairing of two planets, 1.2° apart (about 2 Moon-widths). Both are 88° or more from the Sun.
Nov17
Leonids peak
Nov 17, 23:45 UTC; up to ≈15 meteors an hour under ideal skies (ZHR). Moon 55% lit at the peak. Both hemispheres. Best time for your city →
Nov20
Mercury at greatest western elongation (20°)
Nov 20, 23:30 UTC. Mercury is as far from the Sun as it gets on this pass, 20°, in the morning sky before sunrise. Mercury is always low in twilight: look low toward the east.
Nov24
The Moon near the Pleiades (0.9°)
Nov 24, around 11h UTC. Geocentric; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°.
Nov24
Full Moon
Nov 24, 14:53 UTC. Beaver Moon.
Nov25
Uranus at opposition
Nov 25, 22:41 UTC. Uranus is opposite the Sun: up all night, rising at sunset, and at its brightest for the year. Distance 18.44 au (2,759 million km). It needs binoculars or a small telescope.
Nov30
The Moon near Jupiter (1.1°)
Nov 30, around 08h UTC. Closest as seen from Earth's centre; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°. If that moment falls in your daytime, look the evening before or after.
Nov30
The Moon near Regulus (1.0°)
Nov 30, around 14h UTC. Geocentric; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°.
Nov30
The Moon near Mars (3.0°)
Nov 30, around 17h UTC. Closest as seen from Earth's centre; from your location the gap differs by up to about 1°. If that moment falls in your daytime, look the evening before or after.
Times in UTC. Separations are geocentric (from Earth's centre). Pairings closer than 3° (planets) or 4° (the Moon and a planet) are listed when the planets are at least 15° from the Sun.
Dates, peaks and ZHR: International Meteor Organization calendar. “Around” marks a peak computed from the solar longitude the IMO lists. Moon: illuminated fraction at the peak.
Space station pass windows
151015202530
ISS · New York
ISS · London
ISS · Toronto
ISS · Sydney
Tiangong · New York
Tiangong · London
Tiangong · Toronto
Tiangong · Sydney
1 pass23+not yet predictablepast
ISS from New York: Nov 9–30
ISS from London: Nov 12–30
ISS from Toronto: Nov 11–30
ISS from Sydney: Nov 13–24, Nov 27
Tiangong from New York: Nov 5, Nov 7, Nov 18–30
Tiangong from London: Nov 21–26
Tiangong from Toronto: Nov 5, Nov 17, Nov 19–30
Tiangong from Sydney: Nov 5–11, Nov 13–29
Computed from the CelesTrak element sets (epoch 2026-11-04 08:52 UTC) for Nov 05 to Dec 16: passes at least 10° up, sunlit, in a dark sky (Sun 6° down), magnitude 4 or brighter. Beyond about 10 days the times drift as the station's orbit is adjusted, so treat later dates as windows, not exact times; the exact passes for your city are on the ISS and Tiangong tonight pages.
Your hemisphere
United States
New York
4:37 pmsunset (15th)
6:44 amsunrise (16th)
10 h 50 minfull darkness
Over the month the nights are getting longer (+50 min of full darkness from the 1st to the 30th). Planets: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter.
Over the month the nights are getting longer (+70 min of full darkness from the 1st to the 30th). Planets: evening: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus.
Over the month the nights are getting longer (+50 min of full darkness from the 1st to the 30th). Planets: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter.
Over the month the nights are getting shorter (−70 min of full darkness from the 1st to the 30th). Planets: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Venus, Mars, Jupiter. From the southern hemisphere the Moon's lit side is mirrored compared with the calendar above, and the planets arc across the northern sky.
Nov 24, 14:53 UTC (Nov 24, 9:53 am in New York, Nov 24, 2:53 pm in London). Traditional name: Beaver Moon.
When is the new Moon in November 2026?
Nov 9, 07:02 UTC. The nights around it are the darkest of the month.
What planets are visible in November 2026?
From New York: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter. From Sydney: evening: Saturn; before dawn: Venus, Mars, Jupiter. The tables above give times and directions for each city.
Are there meteor showers in November 2026?
Southern Taurids: peak Nov 5, around 18h UTC, ZHR 5–10; Northern Taurids: peak Nov 12, around 18h UTC, ZHR 5; Leonids: peak Nov 17, 23:45 UTC, ZHR ≈15.
Computed by us from JPL's DE440 planetary ephemeris with Skyfield: phases, positions, magnitudes (Mallama & Hilton), separations, equinoxes and solstices. Full Moon names are the traditional North American ones. Meteor showers: International Meteor Organization. Eclipses: Fred Espenak, NASA GSFC. Planet times ignore hills and buildings; a planet 5° up needs a clear, low horizon.