From a big supermoon to rare planetary close-ups and breathtaking meteor activity, November 2025 is sure to be an amazing month filled with celestial events. Mercury's spectacular evening apparition marks the beginning of November, which is followed by three meteor showers. The year's largest full moon, ‘beaver moon,’ occurs early in the month, and a later ‘micro’ new moon provides perfect darkness for constellations that are more difficult to see, like Taurus and Orion.

Here are 10 night-sky phenomena to mark on your stargazing checklist.

Mercury reaches its highest altitude in the evening (November 1–2)

Mercury makes an exceptionally high ascent in the evening sky at the beginning of the month, providing one of the biggest opportunities this year to witness the small, elusive planet w

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