November

Key takeaways

November belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect November to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of November from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

November is the 11th and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. November was referred to as Blōtmōnaþ by the Anglo-Saxons. Brumaire and Frimaire were the months on which November fell in the French Republican calendar.

Astronomy

November meteor showers include the Andromedids, which occurs from September 25 to December 6 and generally peak around November 9–14, the Leonids, which occurs from November 15–20, the Alpha Monocerotids, which occurs from November 15–25 with the peak on November 21–22, the Northern Taurids, which occurs from October 20 to December 10, and the Southern Taurids, which occurs from September 10 – November 20, and the Phoenicids; which occur from November 29 to December 9 with the peak occurring on December 5–6. The Orionids, which occurs in late October, sometimes lasts into November.

Astrology The Western zodiac signs for November are Scorpio (October 23 – November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21).

Symbols

November's birthstone is the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine. Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum.

Observances This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.

Non-Gregorian (All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.)

List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar List of observances set by the Chinese calendar List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar List of observances set by the Islamic calendar List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar

Month-long In Catholic tradition, November is the Month for prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. A November List or November Dead List is sometimes maintained for this purpose. Academic Writing Month Annual Family Reunion Planning Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month Movember National Novel Writing Month No Nut November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (Global) Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month Stomach Cancer Awareness Month Dinovember

United States Native American Heritage Month COPD Awareness Month Epilepsy Awareness Month Military Family Month National Adoption Month National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month National Blog Posting Month National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month National Entrepreneurship Month National Family Caregivers Month National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Month National Diabetes Month National Homeless Youth Month National Hospice Month National Impaired Driving Prevention Month National Pomegranate Month Prematurity Awareness Month

Movable Mitzvah Day International: November 15 See also Movable Western Christian observances See also Movable Eastern Christian observances First Sunday

Daylight saving time ends (United States and Canada) First Monday

Recreation Day holiday (Northern Tasmania) Tuesday after the first Monday

Election Day (United States) First Wednesday

National Eating Healthy Day (United States) First Thursday

International Stout Day Thanksgiving (Liberia) National Men Make Dinner Day (United States) International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying First Friday

Arbor Day (Samoa) First Saturday

Children's Day (South Africa) Health Day (Turkmenistan) National Bison Day (United States) Second Sunday

Father's Day (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) Grandparents Day (South Sudan) National Day of the Pupusa (El Salvador) Remembrance Sunday (United Kingdom, Commonwealth) Week of November 8

National Radiologic Technology Week (United States) Week of November 11

Celebrate Freedom Week (Oklahoma, United States) Second Monday:

Barack Obama Day (Perry County, Alabama, United States) Heir to the Throne's Birthday (Tuvalu) Second Saturday

National Tree Planting Day (Luxembourg) Third Sunday:

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (United Nations observance) Third week

Geography Awareness Week Revolution Day (Mexico) Weekdays of the third week

Anti-Bullying Week (United Kingdom) American Education Week (United States) Wednesday of the third week

GIS Day Third Thursday

Great American Smokeout (United States) World Philosophy Day (United Nations) Third Friday

International Stand Up to Bullying Day Third Friday until the next Monday

El Buen Fin (Mexico) Saturday before Fourth Thursday

National Adoption Day (United States) National Survivors of Suicide Day (United States) Last Week

AIDS Awareness Week (Canada) Day before fourth Thursday

Blackout Wednesday (United States) Last Wednesday

Thanksgiving (Norfolk Island, Australia) Fourth Thursday

Thanksgiving (United States) Day after fourth Thursday

Black Friday (United States) Buy Nothing Day (United States) Fur Free Friday (International observance) National Day of Listening (United States) Native American Heritage Day (United States) Sinkie Day (United States) Fourth Saturday

Holodomor Memorial Day (Canada, Ukraine) Saturday after Thanksgiving

Small Business Saturday (United States) Fourth Sunday

National Grandparents Day (Singapore) Last Sunday

Harvest Festival (Turkmenistan) Monday after fourth Thursday in November

Cyber Monday

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with November

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what November claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to November before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about November ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of November

In research: November appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses November in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: November is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Months, November, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for November outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

How to study November in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what November means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain November out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is November in simple terms?

November is the 11th and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days.

Why does November matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study November?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on November.