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Mark Your Calendars: November 2026 Astronomy Calendar with Three Meteor Showers to Watch

Society02 Nov 2026 16:33 GMT+7

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Mark Your Calendars: November 2026 Astronomy Calendar with Three Meteor Showers to Watch

Make a list: The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) reveals interesting astronomical events in November 2026, including three meteor showers to watch.


On 2 November 2026, the fan pageNARIT, the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand,shared the following noteworthy astronomical events for November 2026:

  • 3 November 2026

Moon conjunction: Mars and Jupiter near the Moon

Visible toward the east around 01:00 until dawn

  • 7 November 2026

Venus near the Moon: visible toward the east around 05:00 until dawn

  • 9 November 2026

Venus near Spica: visible toward the east around 04:50 until dawn

  • Night of 16 November 2026

Mars near Jupiter: visible toward the east around 00:30 until dawn

  • 21 November 2026

Mercury at greatest western elongation from the Sun: visible toward the east around 05:10 until dawn

  • 27 November 2026

Pollux near the Moon: visible toward the northeast around 21:10 until dawn

  • 27 November 2026

Venus shines brightest in the early morning: visible toward the east around 03:50 until dawn

  • 30 November 2026

Moon conjunction: Regulus, Mars, and Jupiter near the Moon; visible toward the east around 23:55 until dawn

Meteor showers

  • Night of 5 to morning of 6 November 2026

Southern Taurids meteor shower (rate about 10 meteors per hour) with radiant in Taurus constellation, rising from the eastern horizon around 18:40. Meteors can be seen across the sky until dawn with no moonlight interference.

  • Night of 12 to morning of 13 November 2026

Northern Taurids meteor shower (rate about 10 meteors per hour) with radiant in Taurus constellation, rising from the eastern horizon around 18:30. Meteors visible across the sky until dawn with no moonlight interference.

  • Night of 17 to morning of 18 November 2026

Leonids meteor shower (rate about 15 meteors per hour) with radiant in Leo constellation, rising from the eastern horizon around 00:30. Meteors visible across the sky until dawn with no moonlight interference.


Information from NARIT fan page, National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand