{"id":598728,"date":"2026-11-12T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2026-november-12-moon-venus-and-spica-meet\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:05:00","slug":"apod-2026-november-12-moon-venus-and-spica-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=598728","title":{"rendered":"APOD: 2026 November 12 \u2013 Moon, Venus and Spica Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full 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maxw-full margin-y-5 desktop:margin-y-7 padding-x-3 media-detail-hero--suppress-inner-media-caption hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-media-detail-hero\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n<p class=\"label margin-bottom-1\">APOD<\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-22 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2\">Astronomy Picture of the Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-md margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3 media-detail-hero__subtext\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/archive\/\">Discover the cosmos!<\/a> Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-detail-hero__media margin-bottom-6\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/november\/conjunction-bubak.jpg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"A crescent moon and bright Venus appear beyond a mountain in a rural area at dusk. (opens in a new tab)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1638\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/cds\/apod\/apod\/2026\/november\/conjunction-bubak.jpg?w=1638&amp;h=2048&amp;%23038;fit=clip&amp;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1638x2048 size-1638x2048\" alt=\"A crescent moon and bright Venus appear beyond a mountain in a rural area at dusk.\" style=\"transform: scale(1);transform-origin: 50% 50%;object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">Moon, Venus and Spica Meet<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tolkiengateway.net\/wiki\/Riddle_of_Strider\" rel=\"noopener\">Not all those who wander are lost.<\/a> A night sky example is that <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/planets\/\" rel=\"noopener\">planets<\/a> wander, and in fact the very word \u201cplanet\u201d comes from \u201cwandering star\u201d in Greek. As planets <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2025-may-30-mars-in-the-loop\/\" rel=\"noopener\">shift<\/a> relative to <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/planetary-motion\/\" rel=\"noopener\">fixed stars<\/a>, they may appear from our perspective to <a href=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1504595403659-9088ce801e29\" rel=\"noopener\">get closer<\/a> to other astronomical objects. Such <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2023-march-4-10-days-of-venus-and-jupiter\/\" rel=\"noopener\">meetings<\/a> are called <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2020-december-15-great-conjunction-saturn-and-jupiter-converge\/\" rel=\"noopener\">conjunctions<\/a>. They don\u2019t happen by chance, but follow the precise laws of <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/orbits-and-keplers-laws\/\" rel=\"noopener\">celestial mechanics<\/a>. This peaceful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfciOD3DKOE\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"noopener\">image<\/a>, captured in  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland\" rel=\"noopener\">Poland<\/a>, shows the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2026-april-24-young-moon-and-sister-stars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">crescent Moon<\/a> above the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x1YiJgA8lpw\" rel=\"noopener\">Tatra Mountains<\/a>, and bright <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/venus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Venus<\/a> close by, a little lower in the horizon. The bright star to the left of Venus is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfa.harvard.edu\/news\/understanding-spica\" rel=\"noopener\">Spica<\/a> in the constellation of <a href=\"https:\/\/noirlab.edu\/public\/education\/constellations\/virgo\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgo<\/a>, the Maiden. Spica is <a href=\"https:\/\/earthsky.org\/brightest-stars\/speed-on-to-spica-the-15th-brightest-star\/\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the brightest stars<\/a> in the sky, only about 250 light-years away. It was found in 1890 that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spica\" rel=\"noopener\">Spica<\/a> is a binary star: two massive blue stars orbiting each other every 4 days. But earlier this year it was reported that Spica, the current companion of wandering Venus, is actually a <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.3847\/2515-5172\/aea83b\" rel=\"noopener\">triple system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture:<\/strong> what\u2019s next?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 12, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit &#038; Copyright<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trzeci_plan\/\" rel=\"noopener\">W\u0142odzimierz Bubak<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCecilia Chirenti, Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Keighley Rockcliffe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\" rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. U.<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-wide nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module alignwide wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/apod\/random-apod\/\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"Random APOD Generator\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Random APOD Generator<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-module alignwide wp-block-smd-block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles\">\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__prev\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2026-november-11-ngc-4449-small-galaxy-big-impact\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-prev\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev-label\">\n                        Yesterday&#8217;s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__prev\">\n                        APOD: 2026 November 11 \u2013 NGC 4449: Small Galaxy, Big Impact                    <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <\/a><br \/>\n            <a class=\"smd-next-prev__next smd-next-prev__disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2026-november-12-moon-venus-and-spica-meet\/#\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__content\">\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next-label\">\n                        Tomorrow&#8217;s Image                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"smd-next-prev-buttons-titles__next\">\n                                            <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-next-prev-nav-arrow hds-next-prev-arrow-next\"><\/div>\n<p>            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 12 \u2013\u2026 Today\u2019s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss \u00a0 APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! 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