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November Sky Watch 2025: Full Beaver Moon, Meteor Showers, and Planet Highlights

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Catch Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, and Saturn—plus peak meteor showers this November!

Written By: Bob Berman Astronomer

Ready to trade your Netflix binge for a night under the stars? November 2025 has it all: a dazzling Full Beaver Moon, fiery Taurid meteors, and planets putting on their best show. Astronomer Bob Berman highlights the dates you won’t want to miss—so grab your binoculars (or just your sense of wonder) and let’s stargaze!

Sky Watch: Mark These Dates

  • On November 1, brilliant Venus is low in the east, next to Virgo’s main star, the famous blue star, Spica. This morning star will disappear from the sky mid-month, with Mercury taking its place in November’s final days.
  • The Moon’s closest approach of 2025 will occur on November 5. Be sure to look out for the Full Beaver Moon.
  • On November  15, Jupiter will rise before 9:00 and will begin its optimal viewing season.
  • Uranus reaches opposition on November 21; below the  Pleiades star cluster in Taurus at midnight. The Green Planet appears very dim to the naked eye, even from the pristine rural sites. Binoculars will make for easier viewing of the planet’s brightest appearance since the 1990s.
  • Saturn stands to the left of the Moon on November 28 and to its lower right on November 29.

See the planet rise and set times.

Full Beaver Moon

On the morning of November 5, 2025, at 8:19 P.M., the Full Moon will reach its peak. This Moon is known as the Beaver Moon because this is the time of year when beavers begin to take shelter in their lodges, having laid up sufficient food stores for the long winter ahead.

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Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Ends

Remember to “fall back” to Standard Time on Sunday morning, November 2, 2025, at 2 A.M. EDT. Learn more about Daylight Saving Time.

November Meteor Showers

  • The “Taurids” peak in the late evenings of November 8–9. There are only a few per hour, but at least they peak in late evening versus predawn like most meteor showers. So, if you’re out camping or outdoors that evening, perhaps you’ll catch a fireball or two! Though few in number, they are known to be exceptionally bright.
  • Then, the “Leonids” peak on November 17–18. This moderate meteor shower has about 10 to 15 meteors per hour after midnight. If you are watching for shooting stars, look toward the part of the night sky furthest away from the Moon. See the Moon phase calendar.

For more information, see the meteor shower calendar.

Stargazing in November

Let’s not forget about stars and constellations this month! When you look to the south on November evenings, your view of the sky is dominated by “The Water.” This region of the night sky is full of constellations relating to aquatic life, but our tour of The Water begins with an airborne equine. Learn more and get our free and printable November Star Chart.

Monthly Night Sky Guide
About The Author
Bob Berman

Bob Berman

Astronomer

Bob Berman is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with decades of experience making the wonders of the universe accessible and engaging. Known for his wit and insight, Bob has captivated a...
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<span>Dr Eric Aschendorf</span> Sat, 11/16/2024 - 07:06
Bob Berman, besides looking a lot like Craig T. Nelson in the picture used by the Almanac, I appreciate your posts. I have spent many hours as a kid on a small hill outside my parents home at night letting my mind wonder as I watched the skies during the early years of NASA, but I never intended to learn about them. In this past year my wife & I have been displaced from our home due to a disaster, but this has given me time to look up again. I have learned more in this year from your posts than in all of the 68 years prior, although I am no where near being even a passive observer. There is likely already one somewhere, but it would be nice to have a live view of the skies which could be dialed in by our zipcode. With this, one could use their phone, pull-up a live view of their sky, but with features pointed out or highlighted in real time. This would make it so much easier for someone like myself to actually learn what is what by actually seeing them while having them identified. This would actually be better than having my dad point with his finger at this or that as that method is not extremely accurate. Again, let me say thanks for your posts!
<span>Cheryl</span> Tue, 11/02/2021 - 12:56
I would like for the time to stay the same all through the year. I prefer DST but either would be good. So many people complain about the time changes.
<span>Barbara John</span> Thu, 11/18/2021 - 08:29
I agree! I personally don’t change any of my tasks.
<span>A Rockwell</span> Tue, 11/02/2021 - 10:03
Interesting about the planet Mars being in the eastern sky at dawn; Beginning Saturday morning, November 13, the planet Mars will begin appearing above the east-southeastern horizon as morning twilight begins. t.y.;
<span>A Rockwell</span> Wed, 11/18/2020 - 09:48
The planet or star I see sets in the northwest after midnight til dawn; i thought it was Mars...;
<span>A Rockwell</span> Wed, 11/18/2020 - 09:15
e Constellations in Conn.; I can see Big Dipper; Orion + Plesides from one area; + a planet;