A general ASTRONOMY site to get you started exploring the night sky
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PARADE OF PLANETS • November 2025
Very Early EVENING
Mars is very low due West. Sets about 60 minutes after the Sun which will make it difficult to locate/see because of twilight light.
EVENING
Saturn
is high up in the Southe
ast 90 minutes after sunset. It is
the brightest “star” in that area of the sky, so it is easy to spot.
Jupiter rises in the East around 10 to 11 PM in the constellation Gemini. It is always brighter than any other “star” except for Venus. In the early morning, it is near the top of the sky.
Early MORNING
Venus is alway
Nice and Bright! It will be getting lower and lower in the East before sunrise as the month progresses.
Remember • Twinkle Factor
The planets DO NOT normally twinkle like stars unless they are very close to the horizon or the atmosphere is extremely turbulent. So, even thought Saturn is not very bright, it is easier to identify because it does not twinkle.
Header Image
The celestial image used for this site's header is part of the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) visible throughout most of the summer and fall. This triangular wedge is a fainter part somewhat between the two major sections that make up the Veil Nebula and it is called
Pickering’s
Triangle. I took this image using a 6-inch diameter refractor telescope.
