Compiled by Kirk Ross
The husky, rusty russel of the tossels of the corn,
And the raspin’ of the tangled leaves, as golden as the morn;
The stubble in the furries — kindo’ lonesome-like, but still
A-preachin’ sermuns to us of the barns they growed to fill.
— James Whitcomb Riley, “When the Frost is on the Punkinâ€
November is when the deed is done, when everything annual that’s still kicking comes to a crashing end as the average low plummets from 43 to 31degrees. The month commences with All Saints Day and DÃa de los Muertos, then very quickly kills off an hour of daylight in the afternoon with another of man’s infernal meddling with the clock. Daylight Savings Time, as its fans like to call it, ends Sunday morning, Nov. 6. Fall back if you must, and please note that it messes a bit with the following sunrise/sunset item.
Nov. 1 – Sunrise: 7:38 a.m.; Sunset: 6:20 p.m.
Nov. 30 – Sunset: 7:07 a.m.; Sunset: 5:02 p.m.
Moon Phases
First Quarter – Nov. 2 Full Moon – Nov. 10
Last Quarter – Nov. 18 New Moon — Nov. 25
Planets & Stars: November is all about the Leonids, one of the biggest meteor displays of the year. They typically run around Nov. 10-21, with the peak around the 16th or 17th. Look in the western sky near Leo.
November is Child Safety Month, Good Nutrition Month, Latin American Month and National Adoption Month.
Significant Dates
• Nov. 1 is All Saints Day and National Author’s Day
• Nov. 2 is DÃa de los Muertos
• Guy Fawkes Day is Nov. 5
• Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8
• Veteran’s Day is Nov. 11
• Homemade Bread Day and Take a Hike Day are Nov. 17
• Nov. 20 celebrates the Mexican Revolution
• Thanksgiving is on Nov. 24
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