Night sky in November 2026
What to see in the night sky in November 2026: Moon phases, the darkest nights for the Milky Way, planets, meteor showers and other events, with dates and times.
The Moon meets Mars, 2 November 2026
The Moon passes 1° from Mars — a pretty pair for the naked eye and the camera.
The Moon meets Jupiter, 2 November 2026
The Moon passes 0.5° from Jupiter — a pretty pair for the naked eye and the camera.
The Moon meets Venus, 7 November 2026
The Moon passes 1° from Venus — a pretty pair for the naked eye and the camera.
Jupiter and Mars in conjunction, 16 November 2026
Jupiter and Mars are just 1.2° apart — they fit in one binocular view.
Leonids meteor shower 2026
Peak night, up to 15 meteors an hour under a dark sky. The Moon (46%) gets in the way for part of the night — watch after it sets.
Mercury at greatest western elongation, 21 November 2026
Mercury is 19.6° from the Sun — the best time to find it low in the east before sunrise.
Supermoon: Beaver Moon, 24 November 2026
The full Moon is near perigee (360,765 km), so it looks up to 7% bigger and 15% brighter than average.
Uranus at opposition 2026
Uranus is opposite the Sun: up all night, at its closest and brightest (magnitude 5.6) in Taurus.
The Moon meets Jupiter, 30 November 2026
The Moon passes 1.1° from Jupiter — a pretty pair for the naked eye and the camera.
Moon phases
- New Moon · 07:02 UTC
- Full Moon · Beaver Moon · 14:53 UTC
Darkest nights
Around the new moon the sky is darkest — the best nights for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and astrophotography: 5 Nov – 13 Nov.