November 24, 2026: See the Beaver Moon on November 24, four bright planets before sunrise, Venus at greatest brilliancy, and Saturn after sunset.
Tag: Mars
2026, November 23: Four Bright Planets Before Sunrise; Beaver Moon and Saturn After Sunset
November 23, 2026: See Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars before sunrise. After sunset, find the Beaver Moon near the Pleiades and Saturn.
2026, November 22: A Rare Mars-Regulus Triple Conjunction: Three Passes in 2026-2027
November 22, 2026: Mars passes Regulus three times in a rare triple conjunction spanning 2026 and 2027. Learn how retrograde motion creates the three encounters.
2026, November 21: Four Bright Planets Before Sunrise and Saturn Near the Beaver Moon
November 21, 2026: See Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, and Mars before sunrise. After sunset, find Saturn near the 91%-illuminated Beaver Moon.
2026, November 20: Mercury at Greatest Elongation, Venus, Mars, and Saturn
November 20, 2026: Mercury reaches greatest elongation. Find Venus near Spica, Mars near Regulus, Jupiter in Leo, and the 83%-illuminated Beaver Moon near Saturn.
2026, November 18: Celestial Almanac – Bright Planets, Voyager Milestone
November 18, 2026: Find Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Mars before sunrise, the moon and Saturn after sunset, and Uranus near the Pleiades. Voyager 1 reaches distance milestone.
2026, November 17: Voyager 1 Reaches One Light Day from Earth
November 17, 2026: Voyager 1 reaches one light-day from Earth tomorrow morning. Explore the spacecraft's Grand Tour, gravity assists, historic planetary encounters, and continuing signals from interstellar space.
2026, November 16: A Jupiter-Mars Conjunction Near Regulus as Venus Shines Near Spica
November 16, 2026: Watch Mars and Jupiter appear 1.2° apart before sunrise. Find Venus near Spica and Mercury low in the east-southeast, then observe the First Quarter Moon and Saturn after sunset.
2026, November 15: Jupiter-Mars Conjunction and Bright Planets
November 15, 2026: See Mars and Jupiter close together before sunrise, find Venus near Spica and Mercury low in the east-southeast, and observe the waxing Moon and Saturn after sunset.
2026, November 14: Jupiter-Mars Conjunction Approaches as the Moon Visits Sagittarius
November 14, 2026: Watch Mars approach Jupiter before sunrise, find Venus near Spica and Mercury low in the east, and explore the Dog’s Kingdom near the waxing crescent moon after sunset.