{"id":3114,"date":"2025-11-04T23:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2025-11-04T23:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:52:09","slug":"griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/2025\/11\/04\/griffith-observatory-sky-report-through-november-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith Observatory Sky Report through November, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Click<\/strong><\/a>LISTEN to this week\u2019s Sky Report<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.griffithmedia.org\/skyreport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NOV_2025_Sky_Report.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the period between November 1 and November 30, 2025. Here are the events happening in the sky of southern California.<\/p>\n

Mercury<\/strong> sets in the west-southwest at 7:04 p.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>, and the sun sets at 6:00 p.m., PDT. The planet is 58-percent illuminated and 6.9 arcseconds wide. After the 1st<\/sup>, Mercury is close to the sun and is not safe to observe. On the 25th<\/sup>, Mercury rises in the east-southeast at 5:39 a.m., PST, and the sun rises at 6:36 a.m., PST. Mercury\u2019s disk is 9.0-percent illuminated and 9.4 arcseconds wide. On the 30th<\/sup>, Mercury rises at 5:11 a.m., PST, and the sun rises at 6:40 a.m., PST. The planet is 31-percent illuminated and 8.2 arcseconds wide. Do not observe any planet when it comes close to the sun, for the danger to the eyes is great.<\/p>\n

Venus<\/strong> rises in the east at 5:56 a.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>, and the sun rises at 7:13 a.m., PDT. The planet is 96-percent illuminated and ten arcseconds wide. On the 30th<\/sup>, Venus rises in the east-southeast at 5:57 a.m., PST. The planet is 99-percent illuminated and 9.9 arcseconds wide. A small telescope with a magnification of 100x will show the disk.<\/p>\n

Mars<\/strong> sets in the west-southwest at 6:56 p.m., PDT, on the 1st<\/sup>. The planet is close to the sun and is not safe to observe.<\/p>\n

Jupiter<\/strong>, on the 1st<\/sup>, rises in the east-northeast at 10:50 p.m., PDT. On the 30th<\/sup>, the planet rises at 7:54 p.m., PST. Jupiter is 44 arcseconds wide. A telescope capable of magnification 50x will show the Red Spot, and the four bright Galilean moons can be seen moving back and forth, across and behind Jupiter.<\/p>\n

Saturn<\/strong>, on the 1st<\/sup>, sets in the west at 3:50 a.m., PDT. On the 30th<\/sup>, Saturn sets at 12:53 a.m., PST. The rings and Saturn\u2019s largest moon, Titan, can be seen with a telescope capable of magnification 50x.<\/p>\n

Uranus<\/strong>, on the 1st<\/sup>, rises in the east-northeast at 7:00 p.m., PDT. On the 30th<\/sup>, Uranus rises at 4:01 p.m., PST. On the 15th<\/sup>, Uranus is at Right Ascension 3h<\/sup> 50m<\/sup> 17s<\/sup> and declination +19\u00b0 53\u02b9 12\u02ba. A magnification of 150x or more is needed to see the planet\u2019s 3.8-arcsecond disk.<\/p>\n

Neptune<\/strong>, on the 1st<\/sup>, sets in the west at 4:10 a.m., PDT. On the 30th<\/sup>, Neptune sets at 1:14 a.m., PST. On the 15th<\/sup>, Neptune is at Right Ascension 0h<\/sup> 0m<\/sup> 32s<\/sup> and declination -1\u00b0 25\u02b9 37\u02ba. A magnification of 150x or more is needed to see the planet\u2019s 2.3-arcsecond disk.<\/p>\n

Full moon is on the 5th<\/sup>, last quarter on the 11th<\/sup>, new moon on the 19th<\/sup>, and first quarter on the 27th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Daylight Saving Time<\/strong> ends on Sunday, November 2, at 2:00 a.m. All clocks must be set back one hour, according to the saying, \u201cSpring forward, fall back.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the major lunar standstill of 2024-2025,<\/strong> the November northernmost moon rises in waning gibbous phase on the 7th<\/sup> at 6:44 p.m., PST, and sets on the 8th<\/sup> at 10:12 a.m., PST. Griffith Observatory will livestream broadcast this northernmost moonrise. The November southernmost moon rises as a waxing crescent at 8:58 a.m., PST, on the 22nd<\/sup> and sets at 6:26 p.m., PST. Griffith Observatory will not broadcast this southernmost moonset. For details on the major lunar standstill, please visit the website at https:\/\/griffithobservatory.org\/extreme-moon-the-major-lunar-standstills-of-2024-2025\/<\/p>\n

The Leonid meteor shower<\/strong> peaks from the evening of the 16th<\/sup> through to the morning of 17th<\/sup>. The shower is named after the constellation of Leo the Lion, where the meteors appear to originate. The Leonids usually produce ten meteors per hour with many bright meteors. The moon rises in the early morning sky, 10-percent illuminated, and will not interfere with observation this year. The parent object is the comet 55P\/Tempel-Tuttle.<\/p>\n

The Northern Taurid meteor shower<\/strong> peaks from the evening of the 8th<\/sup> to the morning of the 9th<\/sup>. The shower is named after the constellation of Taurus the Bull, where the meteors appear to originate. The moon rises in the late evening sky, 83-percent waning gibbous, and will interfere with observations. The parent object is the comet 2P\/Encke. The Northern Taurids might produce ten to 20 meteors per hour, with occasional fireballs.<\/p>\n

The Southern Taurid meteor shower<\/strong> peaks from the evening of the 4th<\/sup> through to the morning of the 5th<\/sup>. The shower is named after the constellation of Taurus the Bull, where the meteors appear to originate. The moon is a 96-percent waning gibbous and will interfere with observations. The parent object is the comet 2P\/Encke. The Southern Taurids rarely produce more than five meteors per hour, but many are bright fireballs.<\/p>\n

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