Much like a college student on vacation, the full moon will stay up all night tonight and sleep in all day tomorrow. From sundown to sunup, the moon will follow the path of the May sun across the sky tonight. Watch it rise around sunset this evening and set around sunrise tomorrow. At midnight, when the sun lurks beneath our feet, the moon will assume the position of the May noonday sun.
Image credit: European Southern Observatory
Image credit: ESO. The full moon about to set in the west as the sun rises in the east
This November full moon shines in between the dazzling planet Jupiter and the Pleiades star cluster. (However, you may need binoculars to see the Pleiades in the lunar glare tonight.) All full moons rise around sunset and set around sunrise. Tonight’s November full moon – like the full moon at any season – shines from dusk till dawn, and climbs to its highest point in the sky around midnight.
In the Northern Hemisphere, some people will call this November full moon the Frosty Moon or Beaver Moon. In the Southern Hemisphere, where it’s now spring, the November full moon could be called the Flower Moon.
Can you tell me the full moon names?
Because the full moon occurs when the moon is most directly opposite the sun for the month, the full moon follows the same arc across the sky that the sun follows six months henceforth. In both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the November full moon will rise in the east-northeast and set in the west-northwest – just as the sun does in May. In the Northern Hemisphere, tonight’s full moon will soar up high – like the springtime sun. But south of the equator, the moon will follow the low trajectory of the late autumn sun.
What makes a halo around the moon?
The full moon shines from dusk till dawn tonight, unless you live north of the Arctic Circle. That far north, the moon simulates the midnight sun, staying out for 24 hours around the clock.
November 2011 guide to the five visible planets
Although tonight’s moon can be seen from anywhere worldwide – except southern Antarctica – its path in the sky varies, depending on where you live. Enjoy the all-night appearance of the full moon tonight, as it mimics the path of the May sun across your sky!
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outerspace,
Behold the fact that, “these kids these days”, which seems to have irked you enough to take the time to make a comment, are on a site with which they can actually learn something. It makes me somewhat sick to my stomach to see comments like yours on a site like this. It would be more suited for a video game site.
I would also like to point out to you that I don’t think the person you were referring to is a kid at all but a grown up who has shown the initiative to learn the english language.
Please let me know how you make out when you’re taking chinese classes.
Thanks for the information. I enjoyed looking through the site.
ive just saw jupiter, her 4 major moons and the pleiades star cluster with my 10 x 50′s. I love this site, thanks for the info
Thanks for the informative link. I ‘m interested to know about the stars that appear at different times of the year. I’ve marked this site for further interest.
Sorry outerspace you are outofyourscull. When you can communicate in a different language without any grammatical errors, then you earn the right to be dismissive of someone elses post. On this site your comments should relate to the topic….. which is EarthSky.
cuando se producira la conjuncion de los 9 planetas.
Beautiful sky here in northern MN and was wondering what that was next to the moon. Your site nailed it, exactly what I’m seeing….Jupiter. Thank You!
It’s quarter to seven pm here, at 20 degrees north latitude. Looking south west I see 100% clearly without binoculars, both Venus and Mercury. To the opposite side, in the east like just a couple of degrees north there is Jupiter. Now I can clearly notice how Venus looks actually more brilliant and bigger in size to my eyes, as it does in actual figures, than Jupiter –Venus is about -3.8 and Jupiter is -2.8 apparent magnitude today, and now the difference really shows since the sky is darker than last week at the same time, and the remaining sunset glare affects Venus’ brightness less than before–. Still, it is a full magnitude unit, which supposedly means Venus would be 2.5 times brighter than Jupiter, but I just see it like 50% brighter or so than Jupiter. In fact my mother said Jupiter looked brighter to her eyes! At 7:10 pm I see the full Moon rise as both Mercury and Venus set… Beautiful! I wish this stuff never ended! Next cool stuff to see later (late night or wee hours): How Mars approaches even more to Regulus, yesterday they were so close they were almost paired up…. I love the contrast between the reddish orange of Mars against the blueish white of Regulus!
I am so infatuated with the sky and space!!! I am frantic because my telescope is in storage and I cant find my binoculars. I would love to see Jupiter up close. Thanks for sharing this info with us. Keep up the great work.
I am infatuated with the sky and space. I am frantic because my telescope is in storage and I cant find my binoculars. I would love to see jupiter up close and personal. Man Im upset. Anywho, thanks for sharing this info. Keep up the great work!!!
I am in SW Florida, did a “Full Moon” kayak adventure tonight, on the Caloosahatchee River, into the Four Mile Cove Eco Preserve, and enjoyed very much tonight’s full moon, and the knowledge that Jupiter was in our presence!
Oh no! Cloudy in Las Vegas!
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Hey is anyone up right now? if so there is a huge ring in the sky around the moon and its kinda freaking me out does anyone know what it is????