Seen planets (night)
Saturn is excessive within the sky after sundown – golden in shade, shining steadily – good for observing within the night.
Jupiter is simple to identify, brighter than all the celebrities. It’s excessive within the east after sundown, and units earlier every evening – after midnight – all through the month.
Mars rises within the east a number of hours after sundown. It’s very crimson now and brighter than most stars, racing in the direction of its December 8 opposition, when Earth will fly between Mars and the sun.
Seen planets (morning)
On November mornings, Mars is shining brightly within the west (route reverse the dawn horizon).
The place are planets Venus and Mercury?
Venus, the brightest planet and subsequent planet inward from Earth in orbit across the sun – went behind the sun as seen from Earth on October 22. So, Venus is hidden within the sun’s glare now. Later, it’ll return to our night sky earlier than the 12 months ends.
Mercury is misplaced in morning gentle early November after which is barely seen after twilight at month’s finish. Additionally, Mercury goes behind the sun as seen from Earth on November 8.

Earlier than you start
Individuals typically ask if our charts apply to them. Sure, in the event you’re within the Northern Hemisphere. Not as exactly, in the event you’re within the Southern Hemisphere. Our charts are principally set for the northern half of Earth. To see a exact view out of your location, try Stellarium Online.
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On this article:
Seen planets and evening sky information November, 2022
November, dusk to daybreak: Mars!

November evenings: Jupiter is brightest

November evenings: Saturn is fainter, however golden

The moment of new moon is 22:57 UTC (4:57 p.m. CDT) on November 23.
November 25 and 26 evenings: Moon close to Teapot

November 28 and 29 evenings: Moon close to Saturn

The moment of 1st quarter moon is 14:36 UTC on November 30 (8:36 a.m. CST)
November-December 2022 heliocentric solar system planets
The sun-centered charts beneath come from Guy Ottewell. You’ll discover charts like these for each month of 2022 right here, in his Astronomical Calendar. Man Ottewell explains:
In these views from ecliptic north, arrows (thinner when south of the ecliptic airplane) are the paths of the 4 inner planets. Dots alongside the remainder of the orbits are 5 days aside (and are black for the a part of its course {that a} planet has trodden because the starting of the 12 months). Additionally, semicircles present the sunlit facet of the new and full moon (vastly exaggerated in measurement and distance). Moreover, pairs of traces level outward to the extra distant planets.
Phenomena resembling perihelia (represented by ticks) and conjunctions (represented by traces between planets) are at dates that may be discovered within the Astronomical Calendar. Likewise, Grey covers the half of the universe beneath the horizon round 10 p.m. at mid-month (as seen from the equator). The zodiacal constellations are in instructions from the Earth at mid-month (not from the sun).


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Translate Universal Time (UTC) to your time.
See the indispensable Observer’s Handbook, from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Visit Stellarium-Web.org for precise views from your location.
Visit TheSkyLive for precise views from your location.
Great resource and beautiful wall chart: Guy Ottewell’s zodiac wavy chart.


Backside line: In November, the morning planet is Mars. Within the night, the gas giant planets Saturn and Jupiter dominate the southern sky as evening falls, with vivid Mars rising in mid-evening.