When the Curves Line Up

November 16, 2024:  Mercury is at greatest elongation east this evening. Planet Uranus is at opposition near the Pleiades star cluster.

See the accompanying article - 2024, November 16:  Mercury at Greatest Elongation, Uranus at Opposition

November 15-17, 2024:  After sundown, the moon approaches and passes Jupiter.  This occurs each evening as five bright planets parade westward.

November 15-16, 2024:  The Full Beaver moon appears to be in the Pleiades during the night.  This occurs as the five bright planets are visible after sunset and during the night.

November 14-19: The five bright planets – Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars – parade westward during the night.  They are not visible simultaneously.

November 11, 2024: Venus is at its extreme southern point.  By month’s end it is higher in the sky.  Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are in the sky before midnight.

November 9-11, 2024:  The gibbous moon passes Saturn in the southeastern sky after sunset.  Saturn is one of four bright planets that are visible during the nighttime.

November 8, 2024:  Through the end of the year, see Mars with the Beehive star cluster through a binocular.  Venus moves eastward appearing in front of Sagittarius.

November 4, 2024:  After sundown, Venus and the crescent moon are in the southwest.  Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are visible during the night.

November 3, 2024:  A Venus-Jupiter Opposition occurs tonight.  Venus sets as Jupiter rises.  Spica makes its first morning appearance or heliacal rising.

November 2, 2024:  Planets Uranus and Neptune are visible through a binocular on moonless nights.  Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars are easily visible during nighttime hours.