APOD: 2026 November 12 – Moon, Venus and Spica Meet
Moon, Venus and Spica Meet Explanation: Not all those who wander are lost.
Key points
- Random APOD Generator Yesterday’s Image APOD: 2026 November 10 – Saturn Behind the Moon Tomorrow’s Image.
- But earlier this year it was reported that Spica, the current companion of wandering Venus, is actually a triple system.
- The bright star to the left of Venus is Spica in the constellation of Virgo, the Maiden.
Date November 12, 2026 Credit & Copyright Włodzimierz Bubak Authors & editors: Cecilia Chirenti, Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Keighley Rockcliffe A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech.
This peaceful image, captured in Poland, shows the crescent Moon above the Tatra Mountains, and bright Venus close by, a little lower in the horizon.
Additional details
- Tomorrow’s picture: a date in Poland Date: November 11, 2026 Credit: NASA, ESA, A.
- It was found in 1890 that Spica is a binary star: two massive blue stars orbiting each other every 4 days.
- Spica is one of the brightest stars in the sky, only about 250 light-years away.
- Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
- As planets shift relative to fixed stars, they may appear from our perspective to get closer to other astronomical objects.
How this summary was made: extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting. It is drawn only from the reporting of the sources listed below — read the originals for full detail. How we summarize →
Advertisement
Every article behind this summary — 2 articles from 1 outlet
Get stories like this in your inbox.
Subscribe — it's freeOne free email at 6am — your topics, deduplicated, five minutes. No account, no paywall.