ISO 2026-W46
Week begins: Monday, November 9, 2026
Calendar
| Date | Zodiac day | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9, 2026 | ♏ 18 | 🌑 New Moon — 07:02:07 UTC Finest NGC 5 / NGC 7789 · OCL 269 —  8 7.5 — Northern Autumn |
| Tue, Nov 10, 2026 | ♏ 19 | |
| Wed, Nov 11, 2026 | ♏ 20 | C43 / NGC 7814 — 11 10.5 — Tropical Autumn |
| Thu, Nov 12, 2026 | ♏ 21 | Alpheratz (α And) —  Var 2 2.1 2.06–2.10 — Northern AutumnCaph (β Cas) — 2 2.3 — Northern Autumn — in the Milky Way |
| Fri, Nov 13, 2026 | ♏ 22 | C2 / NGC 40 / Finest NGC 110 / NGC 40 · Bowtie Nebula — 12 11.6 — Arctic Autumn |
| Sat, Nov 14, 2026 | ♏ 23 | C72 / NGC 55 — 8 8.2 — Southern Autumn |
| Sun, Nov 15, 2026 | ♏ 24 |
Weekly Solar-System Ephemeris
Snapshot: Week begins November 9, 2026, 00:00 UTC.
(-90° to +90°; defaults +45°, 21:00 LAT)
| Body | ☉︎ | ☽︎ | ☿︎ | ♀︎ | ♂︎ | ♃︎ | ♄︎ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecliptic | ♏︎ 16°36′ β −0°00′ | ♏︎ 13°15′ β −4°52′ | ♏︎ 7°07′ β +1°04′ | ♎︎ 23°23′ β −2°52′ | ♌︎ 22°32′ β +1°46′ | ♌︎ 25°13′ β +0°43′ | ♈︎ 8°49′ β −2°40′ |
| Observing |  | ☉︎ | ☉︎ | -4.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 | 0.5 |
| Rise | 07:05 | 07:04 | 06:13 | 05:10 | 23:36 | 23:54 | 15:33 |
| Set | 16:55 | 16:17 | 16:35 | 15:42 | 13:55 | 13:55 | 03:47 |
Extended targets:
| Body | ⚳︎ | ♅︎ | ♆︎ | ♇︎ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecliptic | ♋︎ 23°22′ β +2°57′ | ♊︎ 4°22′ β −0°09′ | ♈︎ 1°56′ β −1°25′ | ♒︎ 3°12′ β −4°16′ |
| Observing | 8.1 |  5.6 | 7.7 | 14.6 |
| Rise | 20:55 | 17:40 | 15:12 | 13:10 |
| Set | 12:38 | 08:46 | 03:13 | 21:50 |
β = ecliptic latitude (+ north, − south).
Rise and set are Local Apparent Time for the selected latitude.
Naked-eye observing uses the Sun’s altitude at the selected Monday observer time: Daylight (Sun ≥ −0.833°), Civil twilight (−0.833° to −6°), Nautical twilight (−6° to −12°), Astronomical twilight (−12° to −18°), and Night (below −18°).
Solar Glare identifies a body too close to the Sun when the sky-state rule does not already supersede its naked-eye classification.
The Sun’s observing status uses this same five-state sky classification.
Planet Finder
Sky Notes
Kilroy: Sky Notes · generated 2026-10-12 12:03:08 UTC
ISO 2026-W46 runs from November 9 through November 15. Venus is about 0.5° in ecliptic longitude from Spica in Virgo. Mars and Jupiter are separated by about 2.7° in geocentric ecliptic longitude at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot.
Naked eye: 🌑 New Moon — 07:02:07 UTC. The dark Moon favors faint targets and extended star fields. Use Alpheratz, Caph as the week’s fixed-sky framework.
Planets: Moon: In solar glare; magnitude -4.5; direct motion; 0.3% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Solar conjunction in ecliptic longitude Nov 09 07:02 UTC. Conjunction with Pluto in ecliptic longitude Nov 15 16:04 UTC. Mercury: In solar glare; magnitude 2.4; retrograde motion; 7.7% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Station Nov 13 15:53 UTC: turns direct. Venus: Naked eye; magnitude -4.6; retrograde motion; 8.1% illuminated. Below the horizon at 21:00 local apparent solar time, 45°N. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Station Nov 14 00:27 UTC: turns direct. Mars: Naked eye; magnitude 0.8; direct motion; 89.4% illuminated. Below the horizon at 21:00 local apparent solar time, 45°N. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Ceres: Telescope; magnitude 8.1; direct motion; 96.9% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Jupiter: Naked eye; magnitude -2.0; direct motion; 99.1% illuminated. Below the horizon at 21:00 local apparent solar time, 45°N. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Saturn: Naked eye; magnitude 0.5; retrograde motion; 99.9% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Uranus: Binoculars; magnitude 5.6; retrograde motion; 100.0% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Neptune: Telescope; magnitude 7.7; retrograde motion; 100.0% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Pluto: Substantial telescope; magnitude 14.6; direct motion; 100.0% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Conjunction with Moon in ecliptic longitude Nov 15 16:04 UTC.
Binoculars: No fixed-sky Calendar object is classified for binocular observing this week.
Small telescope: OCL 269: consult its dedicated finder and observing story for equipment guidance; NGC 7814: consult its dedicated finder and observing story for equipment guidance; Bowtie Nebula: consult its dedicated finder and observing story for equipment guidance; NGC 55: consult its dedicated finder and observing story for equipment guidance
Substantial telescope: No fixed-sky Calendar object is classified as requiring a substantial telescope this week.
Other objects listed this week: None
Mercury
Mercury: in solar glare at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Rises 06:13; sets 16:35 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 2.4. The disk is 7.7% illuminated (crescent). It is 9.5° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is retrograde at 0.880° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Zubenelgenubi, 8.4° away. Station Nov 13 15:53 UTC: turns direct. Mercury: 8.4° from Zubenelgenubi in the Pathfinder.
Venus
Venus: naked eye at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 51.9° below the horizon. Rises 05:10; sets 15:42 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude -4.6. The disk is 8.1% illuminated (crescent). It is 23.4° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is retrograde at 0.205° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Spica, 1.2° away. Station Nov 14 00:27 UTC: turns direct. Venus: 1.2° from Spica in the Pathfinder.
Moon
Moon: in solar glare at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Rises 07:04; sets 16:17 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude -4.5. The disk is 0.3% illuminated (waning crescent). It is 5.9° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is direct at 12.455° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Zubenelgenubi, 5.6° away. Solar conjunction in ecliptic longitude Nov 09 07:02 UTC. Conjunction with Pluto in ecliptic longitude Nov 15 16:04 UTC. Moon: 5.6° from Zubenelgenubi in the Pathfinder.
Mars
Mars: naked eye at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 22.0° below the horizon. Rises 23:36; sets 13:55 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 0.8. The disk is 89.4% illuminated (gibbous). It is 84.1° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is direct at 0.475° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Regulus, 7.8° away. Jupiter is 2.9° away at the snapshot. Mars: 7.8° from Regulus in the Pathfinder.
Jupiter
Jupiter: naked eye at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 24.6° below the horizon. Rises 23:54; sets 13:55 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude -2.0. The disk is 99.1% illuminated (nearly full). It is 81.4° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is direct at 0.102° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Regulus, 5.0° away. Mars is 2.9° away at the snapshot. Jupiter: 5.0° from Regulus in the Pathfinder.
Saturn
Saturn: naked eye at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 45.0° above the horizon. Rises 15:33; sets 03:47 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 0.5. The disk is 99.9% illuminated (nearly full). It is 142.1° from the Sun, on its east side. Motion is retrograde at 0.053° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Diphda, 19.0° away. Saturn: 19.0° from Diphda in the Pathfinder.
Uranus
Uranus: binoculars at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 33.3° above the horizon. Rises 17:40; sets 08:46 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 5.6. The disk is 100.0% illuminated (nearly full). It is 162.2° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is retrograde at 0.039° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Aldebaran, 7.9° away. Uranus: 7.9° from Aldebaran in the Pathfinder.
Neptune
Neptune: telescope at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 44.2° above the horizon. Rises 15:12; sets 03:13 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 7.7. The disk is 100.0% illuminated (nearly full). It is 135.3° from the Sun, on its east side. Motion is retrograde at 0.018° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Fumalsamakah, 16.6° away. Neptune: 16.6° from Fumalsamakah in the Pathfinder.
Ceres
Ceres: telescope at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 0.2° above the horizon. Rises 20:55; sets 12:38 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 8.1. The disk is 96.9% illuminated (gibbous). It is 113.2° from the Sun, on its west side. Motion is direct at 0.087° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Pollux, 3.7° away. Ceres: 3.7° from Pollux in the Pathfinder.
Pluto
Pluto: substantial telescope at the Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. At 45°N and 21:00 local apparent solar time, it is 6.3° above the horizon. Rises 13:10; sets 21:50 (45°N, local apparent solar time). Visual magnitude 14.6. The disk is 100.0% illuminated (nearly full). It is 76.6° from the Sun, on its east side. Motion is direct at 0.011° per day in ecliptic longitude at the snapshot. Position reference: Dabih, 8.9° away. Conjunction with Moon in ecliptic longitude Nov 15 16:04 UTC. Pluto: 8.9° from Dabih in the Pathfinder.
Highlights
Mercury
In solar glare; magnitude 2.4; retrograde motion; 7.7% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Station Nov 13 15:53 UTC: turns direct. Mercury: 8.4° from Zubenelgenubi in the Pathfinder.
Venus
Naked eye; magnitude -4.6; retrograde motion; 8.1% illuminated. Below the horizon at 21:00 local apparent solar time, 45°N. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Station Nov 14 00:27 UTC: turns direct. Venus: 1.2° from Spica in the Pathfinder.
Moon
In solar glare; magnitude -4.5; direct motion; 0.3% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Solar conjunction in ecliptic longitude Nov 09 07:02 UTC. Conjunction with Pluto in ecliptic longitude Nov 15 16:04 UTC. Moon: 5.6° from Zubenelgenubi in the Pathfinder.
Mars
Naked eye; magnitude 0.8; direct motion; 89.4% illuminated. Below the horizon at 21:00 local apparent solar time, 45°N. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Mars: 7.8° from Regulus in the Pathfinder.
Jupiter
Naked eye; magnitude -2.0; direct motion; 99.1% illuminated. Below the horizon at 21:00 local apparent solar time, 45°N. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Jupiter: 5.0° from Regulus in the Pathfinder.
Saturn
Naked eye; magnitude 0.5; retrograde motion; 99.9% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Saturn: 19.0° from Diphda in the Pathfinder.
Uranus
Binoculars; magnitude 5.6; retrograde motion; 100.0% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Uranus: 7.9° from Aldebaran in the Pathfinder.
Neptune
Telescope; magnitude 7.7; retrograde motion; 100.0% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Neptune: 16.6° from Fumalsamakah in the Pathfinder.
Ceres
Telescope; magnitude 8.1; direct motion; 96.9% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Ceres: 3.7° from Pollux in the Pathfinder.
Pluto
Substantial telescope; magnitude 14.6; direct motion; 100.0% illuminated. Monday 00:00 UTC snapshot. Conjunction with Moon in ecliptic longitude Nov 15 16:04 UTC. Pluto: 8.9° from Dabih in the Pathfinder.