561.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 03:32 EDT (2,038 days ago) in Libra

562.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 (2,039 days ago) in Taurus

563.

November Orionid meteor shower 2018 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 (2,039 days ago) in Orion

564.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 16:21 EDT (2,040 days ago) in Cancer

565.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 04:11 EDT (2,040 days ago) in Scorpius

566.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 07:12 EDT (2,041 days ago) in Gemini

567.

Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) passes perigee Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 (2,041 days ago)

568.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 01:22 EDT (2,041 days ago) in Scorpius

569.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 at 21:48 EDT (2,043 days ago) in Aquarius

570.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 22:38 EDT (2,044 days ago) in Scorpius

571.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 00:39 EDT (2,044 days ago) in Taurus

572.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 21 Nov 2018 (2,046 days ago) in Canis Minor

573.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Wed, 21 Nov 2018 at 01:24 EDT (2,046 days ago) in Cetus

574.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Nov 2018 (2,049 days ago) in Taurus

575.

Leonid meteor shower 2018 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 (2,050 days ago) in Leo

576.

Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 at 14:10 EDT (2,050 days ago) in Eridanus

577.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Chile, Antarctica and Argentina. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 23:51 EDT (2,051 days ago) in Aquarius

578.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 23:51 EDT (2,051 days ago) in Aquarius

579.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 59'. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 23:17 EDT (2,051 days ago) in Aquarius

580.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 09:54 EDT (2,052 days ago) in Capricornus