# Night sky news, November 11, 2026: moon, events, aurora

Waxing Crescent, 8% lit. 2 sky events this week and 3 sourced news items for November 11, 2026.

## The sky on November 11, 2026

**Moon.** On the evening of November 11, 2026 the Moon is waxing crescent, 8% illuminated. That day the Moon rises at 9:20 AM MST and sets at 6:14 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.
- [Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2026](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/events/meteor-leonids-2026), November 17, 2026. Visible throughout the US and Canada, best in the hours after midnight.

**Aurora outlook.** The highest predicted Kp is 1.7 over the next 24 hours and 1.7 over the next 3 days. Kp below 4 is quiet: aurora is mostly confined to the far north. Source: [NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/planetary-k-index).

## Sourced stories

### [Taurid meteors in 2026: All you need to know](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/nightly-news/2026-11-11/taurid-meteors-in-2026-all-you-need-to-know)

Source: [EarthSky](https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/taurid-meteors-all-you-need-to-know/)

Taurid meteors consist of 2 streams, the South Taurids and North Taurids. The meteors radiate from the constellation Taurus, near the star Aldebaran and the Pleiades. The hours around midnight are a good time to watch for Taurid meteors and fireballs.

### [NASA Scientists Say Hidden Planets Lurking Around Tiny Stars Could be Revealed Using Gravitational Waves](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/nightly-news/2026-11-11/nasa-scientists-say-hidden-planets-lurking-around-tiny-stars-could-be-revealed-using-gravitational-waves)

Source: [The Debrief](https://thedebrief.org/nasa-scientists-say-hidden-planets-lurking-around-tiny-stars-could-be-revealed-using-gravitational-waves/)

NASA scientists say hidden planets around tiny stars could be revealed using gravitational waves. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, an international mission, will use a trio of spacecraft to detect these waves. LISA is scheduled to launch in the mid-2030s.

### [Taula eclipse](https://darkskiesdirectory.com/nightly-news/2026-11-11/taula-eclipse)

Source: [Astronomy.com](https://www.astronomy.com/picture-of-the-day/photo/taula-eclipse/)

Josh Dury captured the total solar eclipse over Talatí de Dalt in Menorca, Spain. The eclipse occurred on August 12, 2026, and totality lasted about 73 seconds at the site. The settlement had not seen a total eclipse since 1539.

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