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Which Planets Are Visible Tonight? November 2026
In November 2026 the planets split cleanly between dusk and dawn. After sunset there is Saturn, high in the south-east, with Neptune and Uranus for telescope and binocular…
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12 posts in Planets · Where to see the planets tonight: oppositions, elongations, conjunctions and pairings with the Moon, with viewing tips for the naked eye, binoculars and small telescopes.
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Mars and Jupiter Conjunction on November 16, 2026
Mars passes 1.2 degrees from Jupiter on November 16, 2026, close enough that the two planets fit in the same binocular field and almost in the same low-power…
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Moon, Mars and Jupiter Gather at Dawn on November 2, 2026
Before dawn on Monday, November 2, 2026, the waning crescent Moon sits about one degree from Mars, with Jupiter six degrees further along the same line and the…
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Venus Disappears: Inferior Conjunction on October 24, 2026
Venus is about to vanish. For months it has been the Evening Star low in the west after sunset, but it has been sinking lower every week, and…
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Mercury at Greatest Elongation: October 12, 2026
Mercury reaches greatest elongation east on Monday, October 12, 2026, when it stands 25 degrees from the Sun in the evening sky, as far as it gets on…
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Mars Crosses the Beehive Cluster: October 10 to 12, 2026
For three mornings this week Mars drifts straight through one of the best star clusters in the sky. On Saturday, October 10, the red planet sits at the…
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Moon Meets Mars and Hides Jupiter: October 5 and 6, 2026
Two mornings in a row this week the waning crescent Moon visits the two brightest planets of the dawn sky. On Monday, October 5, it passes just over…
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Planets Visible in October 2026: Saturn, Jupiter and Mars
October 2026 is a good month for planets, with one at its very best, two dominating the morning sky, one making a brief evening appearance and one leaving…
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Saturn at Opposition 2026: See the Rings at Their Best
Saturn is closest and brightest for the year on October 4, 2026, up all night with its rings tilted open again after the 2025 edge-on view. When to…