Sunday, November 3, 2024
Crescent Moon, a Star, and Planets (after sunset)

Search just above the southwestern horizon for a short period after sunset on Sunday, November 3, to see the slim crescent of the young moon positioned a generous palm's width to the left (or 7 degrees to the celestial southeast) of the small dot of Mercury. Far brighter Venus will gleam off to their upper left. Observers located closer to the tropics, where the ecliptic will be more vertical, will see the moon and the planets more easily. As the sky darkens
the fainter, but prominent star Antares, which marks the heart of the
Scorpion, will twinkle just to the upper left of the moon.

Daylight Saving Time Ends

For jurisdictions that adopt Daylight Saving Time (DST), clocks should be set backwards by one hour at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 3. After Sunday at mid-northern latitudes, the morning sky will be brighter for your commute
to school or work and the moon and stars will be shining by dinner time, allowing the youngest astronomers to have some telescope time. Daylight Saving Time will resume on March 9, 2025.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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