Look up! Meteor showers to rare planetary views - Nov sky events you can't miss

If you love gazing at the night sky, November is your month before we call it a wrap for 2025. The universe is all set to put on a spectacular celestial show – from meteor showers to rare planetary alignments– so, as the song goes, 'look how they shine for you!'

The action kicks off with Taurid meteor showers – which are known for bright fireballs that light up the sky. Then comes mid-November’s Leonid meteor shower, peaking around November 17–18, promising a dazzling spray of shooting stars.

Besides glowing fireballs and meteor showers, planets too have something in store. Uranus takes center stage on November 17, at opposition — its closest and brightest point of the year — making it the perfect time to catch the distant ice giant through a telescope. Meanwhile, Jupiter and Saturn cont