Sunday, November 09, 2025

Today: Late this evening, the waning Gibbous Moon, one day from its Last Quarter, works its way above the east-northeast horizon in the company of Jupiter to its lower right, somewhat subdued by the Moon’s glare. You’ll find the pair one third of the way...

Saturday, November 08, 2025

Today: Vega, the brightest star visible this evening, starts this night high in the west at 6 o’clock, and takes its time lowering through the northwest all evening, not setting until 2 o’clock tomorrow morning. Vega is bright, in part, because it is one...

Friday, November 07, 2025

Today: The Waning Gibbous Moon rises just east of northeast, just before 6:00 PM, and appears just to the right of the star Elnath, which marks the tip of Taurus, the Bull’s upper or right horn. This makes the star quite challenging to see. A little farther up...

Thursday, November 06, 2025

Today: The first of two minor meteor showers is near its peak tonight, known as the Southern Taurid Meteor Shower, to distinguish it from the Northern Taurids next week. This meteor shower remains active from late September through early December, tossing 5 to 10...

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Today: Today the Full Moon rises at 4:18 PM. November’s Full Moon is known as the “Beaver” Moon. It gets its name from the Algonquin tribes of the northeast, though its meaning is uncertain. It could be the time of trapping beavers for their furs for the winter...

Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Today: As twilight arrives, the nearly-Full Moon rises in the east-northeast, becoming Full early tomorrow morning, directly opposite the Sun. Like most Full Moons, this one passes just outside the Earth’s shadow, which means there won’t be a Lunar...