# How to spot November’s planetary parade in the pre-dawn sky

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/how-to-spot-novembers-planetary-parade-in-the-pre-dawn-sky/
- Published: 2026-11-14T11:07:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T12:24:54+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cke8rr37lrryo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Science, Space, Technology

## Key points

- Four planets will be visible before sunrise throughout November.
- Mars and Jupiter will appear especially close on 15 and 16 November.
- The first of four supermoons joins the morning sky from 24 November.

## Summary

Four planets will form a diagonal line across the south-eastern to eastern pre-dawn sky during November, with Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter all visible to the naked eye. The closest pairing comes on 15 and 16 November, when Mars and Jupiter will appear unusually near each other; from 24 November, the first of four consecutive supermoons will also be visible in the morning sky.

The planets are best viewed about 45 to 60 minutes before sunrise from a dark spot with a clear eastern horizon, allowing around 20 minutes for eyes to adjust. Mercury will be faint and low near the horizon, while Venus is much brighter; Mars and Jupiter will be separated by about 1.2 degrees, roughly a finger’s width at arm’s length. Binoculars or a telescope may also reveal Uranus before sunrise, and Saturn and Neptune in the evening.

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