Our satellite stands in Cancer the Crab, not far from M44 and ready to approach western Leo to pass the planets there.

| Published: November 1, 2026

As November opens, the Moon floats in Cancer, not far from the Beehive Cluster (M44). To their east, Jupiter and Mars dominate Leo, with Jupiter halfway between Mars and Regulus, the Lion’s alpha star. Credit: Stellarium/USGS/Celestia/Clementine

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Daylight saving time ends at 2 A.M. local daylight time this morning, when clocks fall back one hour to 1 A.M. local standard time.

Early this morning, the waning gibbous Moon is in Cancer, just west of the naked-eye Beehive Cluster (M44). The cluster might be hard to catch today without optical aid due to the nearby light of our satellite, but should show up nicely in binoculars or even your telescope’s finder scope.…