The Moon moves past both planets#
At 5 a.m. local time on November 2, the Moon sits to the upper right of Mars and roughly 6.3 degrees west-northwest of Jupiter, Astronomy.com reports. The group appears in western Leo, more than 50 degrees above the southeastern horizon.astronomy.com 1 source for this line, starting with Astronomy
Jupiter is the brightest of the three, shining at magnitude minus 2.0, according to Astronomy.com. It sits between the Moon and Regulus, the blue-white star at the base of the Sickle, a pattern of stars in Leo.astronomy.com 1 source for this line, starting with Astronomy
By the morning of November 3, the Moon appears down and to the right of Jupiter, while Mars remains in roughly the same position as the previous morning, the South Wales Argus reports. Regulus appears just to the left of the Moon that morning.southwalesargus.co.uk 1 source for this line, starting with South Wales Argus
The Leonids build toward their peak#
The Leonid meteor shower is already underway, with its peak on the night of November 17 and 18, according to the South Wales Argus. The shower takes its name from Leo, the constellation containing the point from which its meteors appear to radiate, Wikipedia notes.southwalesargus.co.uk+1 2 sources for this line, starting with South Wales Argus
Columbia Gorge News reports that the first-quarter Moon brightens the evening sky on the night of the Leonids' peak and sets at around 11 p.m. The paper identifies the early morning hours, after the Moon has set, as the best time to view the shower.columbiagorgenews.com 1 source for this line, starting with Columbia Gorge News
Other November sky events include a new Moon on November 9 and a full Moon on November 24, according to Columbia Gorge News. On November 20, the waxing gibbous Moon appears above Saturn.columbiagorgenews.com 1 source for this line, starting with Columbia Gorge News
