{"id":271659,"date":"2025-11-09T07:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T07:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/271659\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T07:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T07:57:15","slug":"moon-jupiter-november-2025-moon-jupiter-pollux-alignment-moon-in-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/271659\/","title":{"rendered":"Moon Jupiter November 2025 | Moon Jupiter Pollux Alignment | Moon in November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starting Sunday, November 9, look up to see the Moon \u2014 about 70% illuminated \u2014 gliding through a striking chain of bright lights. This chain is made up of Jupiter, the season\u2019s brightest planet, and Pollux and Castor, the twin stars of Gemini. You\u2019ll easily spot this alignment even from the city with the naked eye! Use the free Sky Tonight app<\/a> to track the objects\u2019 positions in your local sky.<\/p>\n

ContentsAlignment of Moon, Jupiter, Castor, and Pollux: What to expect<\/p>\n

In the November night sky, Jupiter, Castor, and Pollux form a shining arc across Gemini in the eastern sky. On the night of November 9\u201310, the waning gibbous Moon<\/a> will move through this arc, and around 07:00\u201308:00 GMT (2\u20133 a.m. EST) the four will appear almost perfectly lined up in the sky.<\/p>\n

The best part? All of these celestial bodies are easily visible to the naked eye, even under city lights!<\/p>\n

\"MoonThe Moon’s path across the arc of Jupiter\u2013Pollux\u2013Castor from November 8 to 11, 2025.
\nThe Moon<\/a> (mag -11) is the brightest object and will be easy to spot.
\nJupiter<\/a> (mag -2.4) a steady, bright point of light located a few degrees southeast of the Moon.
\nPollux<\/a> (mag 1.1) shines about 5\u00b0 (roughly three finger-widths at arm\u2019s length) from Jupiter, appears warm orange, and is the brightest star in Gemini.
\nCastor<\/a> (mag 1.6) is a bit farther north, slightly fainter than Pollux, and showing a subtle bluish tint.<\/p>\n

Not all locations will see the perfect alignment \u2014 convert 07:00 GMT to your local time, and if it falls at nighttime, you\u2019re in luck. To see how this event will look in your sky, use the interactive sky map<\/a> in the free Sky Tonight app \u2014 it shows the position of all celestial objects tailored for your location.<\/p>\n

If you miss this alignment, don\u2019t worry! You can still see the Moon passing near the starry arc on the nights around \u2014 from November 8 to 11. However, our natural satellite will be farther away, forming a triangle with Jupiter and Pollux instead.<\/p>\n

Learn more: Bright dots next to the Moon in the sky.<\/a><\/p>\n

Why you shouldn\u2019t miss this alignment<\/p>\n

This is one of November\u2019s most eye-catching celestial scenes \u2014 bright, easy to spot from almost anywhere, and perfect for a quick \u201cwow\u201d moment.<\/p>\n

\"SizeA comparison of the Moon, Jupiter, the Sun, Pollux, and Castor based on their size.<\/p>\n

As you watch these glowing dots in the sky, take a moment to consider what they really are. The Moon, shining brightest and largest, is our planet\u2019s natural satellite \u2014 the only space object beyond Earth that humans have ever visited<\/a>. But the smaller \u201cstars\u201d beside it are anything but small.<\/p>\n

Pollux is an orange giant roughly nine times the Sun\u2019s size that lies about 34 light-years away. Castor, about 51 light-years distant, isn\u2019t even a single star at all but a gravitationally bound sextuple system \u2014 three pairs of stars orbiting together!<\/p>\n

Jupiter, shining nearby, is a world about 11 Earth diameters across and orbits roughly 778 million km from the Sun.<\/p>\n

In other words, the \u201cdots\u201d you see are enormous worlds and star systems spread across trillions of kilometers in space \u2014 yet, for a few evenings, they line up beautifully in our sky.<\/p>\n

The Universe is unimaginably large. To put its scale in context, we made an infographic on the size of the observable Universe<\/a> \u2014 check it out!<\/p>\n

\"Where<\/p>\n

Where are we in the Milky Way? And where is the Milky Way in the Universe? How many galaxies are in the observable Universe? Find answers in this infographic.<\/p>\n

See Infographic<\/a>When and where to see the Moon near Jupiter, Castor, and Pollux<\/p>\n

The Moon will pass near the line of Jupiter, Pollux, and Castor on several nights from November 8 to 11, with the best view on the night of November 9\u201310. That\u2019s when the Moon comes closest to the trio, creating an almost straight-line alignment in some locations.<\/p>\n

Northern Hemisphere:<\/p>\n

Start looking on the evening of November 9, around 22:00\u201323:00 local time. Castor and Pollux in Gemini will rise after sunset in the eastern sky, followed by the Moon and Jupiter. They climb higher through the night, reach the highest point around 2:00 a.m., and fade into morning twilight.<\/p>\n

Southern Hemisphere:<\/p>\n

Aim for the late night of November 9 into the early hours of November 10. The Moon, Jupiter, and Gemini rise above the northeastern horizon shortly after midnight. Your best window is the pre-dawn hours before the Sun brightens the sky.<\/p>\n

If you miss the near-perfect line-up, you can still enjoy the Moon sweeping past the trio on the surrounding nights.<\/p>\n

How to see and photograph the Moon\u2013Jupiter\u2013Castor\u2013Pollux alignment<\/p>\n

With the naked eye:<\/p>\n

Give your eyes a few minutes to adapt to the dark, then look for the bright Moon shining next to Jupiter. Both are easy to spot, even from light-polluted areas. The two fainter dots nearby are Castor and Pollux.<\/p>\n

With binoculars:<\/p>\n

The Moon and Jupiter fit comfortably in a single field of view; rest your elbows on a surface or use a tripod for a steadier view. You\u2019ll see the Moon\u2019s craters and terminator line, and if you look closely, Jupiter\u2019s four Galilean moons \u2014 tiny points of light lined up beside the planet. The moons are easiest to see when they pass in front of Jupiter’s disk as seen from Earth. You can learn the precise timing of such events in the Sky Tonight app<\/a>. Moreover, you can find the times when the shadows of the Galilean moons appear to travel across Jupiter in the app.<\/p>\n

Through a telescope:<\/p>\n

At low magnification (50\u2013100\u00d7), the Moon\u2019s craters stand out in crisp detail, and Jupiter appears as a small disk with two dark equatorial belts. If the air is steady, increase the magnification gradually to see more details of Jupiter\u2019s atmosphere and its moons.<\/p>\n

With a camera:<\/p>\n

Mount your camera on a tripod and focus at infinity. Use short exposures \u2014 between 1\/500 and 1\/125 seconds \u2014 and ISO 100\u2013400 to avoid overexposing the Moon. Jupiter will appear as a smaller, bright dot beside it. Take several shots and select the sharpest.<\/p>\n

With a smartphone:<\/p>\n

Stabilize your phone on a tripod or solid surface. In manual or pro mode, set ISO 100\u2013400 and exposure 1\/250\u20131\/60 seconds. If available, enable night-sky or astrophotography mode to capture more stars. The Moon will dominate the frame, Jupiter will appear as a bright dot, while Castor and Pollux will be visible faintly nearby.<\/p>\n

What else to see in the November night sky<\/p>\n

November nights welcome the return of familiar constellations, signaling the approach of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.<\/p>\n

\"EasternThe eastern evening sky as seen from the Northern Hemisphere in November of 2025.<\/p>\n

Look for Taurus<\/a>, marked by the fiery red Aldebaran<\/a> and the sparkling Pleiades star cluster<\/a>. Nearby, Orion<\/a> rises majestically, with his iconic three-star belt and the reddish glow of Betelgeuse<\/a> lighting his shoulder.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Sirius<\/a>, the brightest star in the night sky, shines vividly, accompanied by Procyon in Canis Minor and the faint, mystical band of Monoceros stretching between them.<\/p>\n

Together, these constellations paint the familiar panorama that dominates the skies in the months ahead. You can find all these objects and star patterns in a few taps using the free Sky Tonight app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Moon meets Jupiter, Castor and Pollux: Bottom line
\nBest time: November 10, 07:00\u201308:00 GMT (2\u20133 a.m. EST)
\nVisible from: Both hemispheres<\/p>\n

Northern Hemisphere:<\/p>\n

When to look: November 9, from sunset through the night
\nWhere to look: East\u2013southeastern sky<\/p>\n

Southern Hemisphere:<\/p>\n

When to look: November 10, a few hours before sunrise until dawn
\nWhere to look: East\u2013northeastern sky<\/p>\n

Between November 8 and 11, the Moon will pass near a beautiful chain of bright lights formed by Jupiter and the twin stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini. The best view will occur on November 9\u201310, when the Moon passes closest to this trio and, from some locations, forms an almost perfect line with them.<\/p>\n

Use the Sky Tonight app<\/a> to find the exact direction and timing for your location. And if you\u2019d like to know about more upcoming sky events, check out our guide to the celestial events in November 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starting Sunday, November 9, look up to see the Moon \u2014 about 70% illuminated \u2014 gliding through a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271660,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[49,48,66,306],"class_list":["post-271659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}