# Night sky news, November 4, 2026: moon, events, aurora

Waning Crescent, 16% lit. 1 sky event this week and 3 sourced news items for November 4, 2026.

## The sky on November 4, 2026

**Moon.** On the evening of November 4, 2026 the Moon is waning crescent, 16% illuminated. That day the Moon rises at 1:45 AM MST and sets at 2:37 PM MST. Times are for Denver, Colorado; they shift by minutes to an hour elsewhere in the US and Canada.

### Visible this week

- [Aurora Outlook: Solar Cycle 25 Decline](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/events/aurora-outlook-2026-2028), September 24, 2026 to December 31, 2028. Northern US states and all of Canada; strong geomagnetic storms can push visibility as far south as the mid-latitude US.

**Aurora outlook.** The highest predicted Kp is 3.7 over the next 24 hours and 5.0 over the next 3 days. Kp below 4 is quiet: aurora is mostly confined to the far north. Over the next 3 days: Kp 5 or higher means aurora is possible across Canada and the northern US. Source: [NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index).

## Sourced stories

### [The Sky Today on Tuesday, November 3: The Moon passes Regulus](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/nightly-news/2026-11-04/the-sky-today-on-tuesday-november-3-the-moon-passes-regulus)

Source: [Astronomy.com](https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-tuesday-november-3-2026/)

The Moon passes Regulus in Leo at 4 A.M. EST. This event occurs on November 3. Some regions will see the Moon pass in front of Regulus in an occultation.

### [The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight, and fireballs could steal the show](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/nightly-news/2026-11-04/the-taurid-meteor-shower-peaks-tonight-and-fireballs-could-steal-the-show)

Source: [Space.com](https://www.space.com/stargazing/meteor-showers/the-taurid-meteor-shower-2026-peaks-tonight-and-fireballs-could-steal-the-show)

The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight with possible fireballs. The shower has two branches, the Southern Taurids and Northern Taurids, active from September 20 to November 20 and October 20 to December 10 respectively. The meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through debris left behind by Comet Encke, a 3-mile-wide ice body.

### [Avoiding an uncontrolled reentry; boost Hubble and keep the science, Isaacman](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/nightly-news/2026-11-04/avoiding-an-uncontrolled-reentry-boost-hubble-and-keep-the-science-isaacman)

Source: [NASASpaceflight.com](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/11/uncontrolled-reentry-boost-hubble-science-isaacman/)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman seeks to avoid Hubble's uncontrolled reentry. The agency has issued a Request for Information for commercial options to reboost, service, or deorbit the telescope, which is open through November. Hubble is currently operating on a reduced set of gyroscopes, more than 16 years after its final Space Shuttle servicing mission.

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