SkyWatch: November 2026

Dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000
Pluto's position is astrometric, i.e., it accounts for the approx. 6 hour light-time
Elongations are in degrees
Calculations by Brian D. Warner

Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)

Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0;    Adelaide, Australia =  +138 –34 +9.5)

Longitude   Latitude   UTOffset  

Sun Information

Currently (Fri, 2026 Nov 13 14:36 UT)
RA 15 13 15.1
Dec -17 56 15.2
X -0.624713
Y -0.704216
Z -0.305262
R 0.989632

Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Civil Twilight (CT): Sun 6º below horizon
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon

Local
Date
AT
Start
NT
Start
CT
Start
Sun
Rise
Sun
Set
CT
End
NT
End
AT
End
2026 Nov 12   05:0805:3906:1106:3916:4617:1417:4718:18
2026 Nov 13   05:0805:4006:1206:4116:4517:1417:4618:17
2026 Nov 14   05:0905:4106:1306:4216:4517:1317:4518:17

 


Moon Information


Currently (Fri, 2026 Nov 13 14:36 UT)
RA          18 40 02.0
Dec -26 45 57.3
Phase 0.168  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.901 degrees
Diameter 29.46 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 52E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)

UT DateRiseTransitSet
2026 Nov 1210:0414:3318:56
2026 Nov 1310:5015:2320:00
2026 Nov 1411:2916:1221:07

Phases for 2026

New First Full Last
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Nov 20 2025 06:48 Nov 28 2025 07:00 Dec 04 2025 23:15 Dec 11 2025 20:52
Dec 20 2025 01:44 Dec 27 2025 19:11 Jan 03 2026 10:04 Jan 10 2026 15:49
Jan 18 2026 19:53 Jan 26 2026 04:48 Feb 01 2026 22:10 Feb 09 2026 12:44
Feb 17 2026 12:02 Feb 24 2026 12:28 Mar 03 2026 11:39 Mar 11 2026 09:39
Mar 19 2026 01:24 Mar 25 2026 19:18 Apr 02 2026 02:12 Apr 10 2026 04:52
Apr 17 2026 11:52 Apr 24 2026 02:32 May 01 2026 17:24 May 09 2026 21:11
May 16 2026 20:01 May 23 2026 11:12 May 31 2026 08:45 Jun 08 2026 10:01
Jun 15 2026 02:54 Jun 21 2026 21:56 Jun 29 2026 23:57 Jul 07 2026 19:30
Jul 14 2026 09:44 Jul 21 2026 11:06 Jul 29 2026 14:36 Aug 06 2026 02:22
Aug 12 2026 17:37 Aug 20 2026 02:47 Aug 28 2026 04:19 Sep 04 2026 07:52
Sep 11 2026 03:27 Sep 18 2026 20:44 Sep 26 2026 16:49 Oct 03 2026 13:26
Oct 10 2026 15:50 Oct 18 2026 16:13 Oct 26 2026 04:12 Nov 01 2026 20:29
Nov 09 2026 07:02 Nov 17 2026 11:48 Nov 24 2026 14:54 Dec 01 2026 06:09
Dec 09 2026 00:52 Dec 17 2026 05:43 Dec 24 2026 01:29 Dec 30 2026 19:00
Jan 07 2027 20:25 Jan 15 2027 20:35 Jan 22 2027 12:18 Jan 29 2027 10:56

Planet Information


Currently (Fri, 2026 Nov 13 14:36 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         15 13 15.1   -17 56 15.2       
Opposition 03 13 15.1 +17 56 15.2 180E 16:44 23:41 06:39
Mercury 14 12 19.8 -11 09 36.5 16W 05:20 10:39 16:00
Venus 13 20 31.0 -10 24 06.2 28W 04:26 09:48 15:11
Mars 09 48 51.6 +15 11 59.2 86W 23:30 06:17 13:03
Jupiter 09 51 12.6 +13 47 10.1 85W 23:37 06:19 13:01
Saturn 00 34 21.8 +00 49 18.9 137E 15:05 21:04 03:02
Uranus 04 07 20.6 +20 45 42.4 167W 17:29 00:36 07:43
Neptune 00 07 38.9 -00 42 24.7 131E 14:43 20:37 02:31
Pluto 20 24 56.3 -23 39 31.5 72E 12:07 16:43 21:12

 

Selected Positions for November 2026
                Nov 01 2026                       Nov 16 2026                       Nov 30 2026
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Sun 14 23 20.2 -14 14 21.8 15 23 29.8 -18 35 11.2 17 32 21.2 -23 17 00.7
Opposition 02 23 20.2 +14 14 21.8 180E 03 23 29.8 +18 35 11.2 180E 05 32 21.2 +23 17 00.7 180E
Mercury 14 53 23.4 -18 11 14.6 8E 14 14 33.1 -11 04 14.4 18W 16 52 12.3 -22 45 30.4 9W
Venus 13 28 38.5 -14 31 17.5 13W 13 21 39.2 -09 54 03.9 31W 14 27 29.0 -11 32 28.6 45W
Mars 09 24 47.7 +16 52 48.8 80W 09 53 20.8 +14 52 28.9 88W 10 36 41.9 +11 43 16.7 107W
Jupiter 09 45 59.8 +14 11 14.1 74W 09 52 03.6 +13 43 19.6 88W 09 56 38.2 +13 26 56.5 117W
Saturn 00 36 57.3 +01 03 41.0 151E 00 33 56.4 +00 47 07.3 135E 00 31 48.7 +00 41 09.1 104E
Uranus 04 09 22.9 +20 51 02.2 154W 04 06 54.8 +20 44 34.4 170W 04 01 43.9 +20 30 38.3 159E
Neptune 00 08 30.2 -00 37 13.8 143E 00 07 30.5 -00 43 14.4 128E 00 06 45.0 -00 46 55.7 98E
Pluto 20 24 23.3 -23 41 51.4 85E 20 25 05.0 -23 38 56.7 70E 20 27 40.2 -23 29 40.3 40E