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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 21:22 EDT (2,057 days ago) in Virgo |
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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 19:19 EDT (2,057 days ago) in Leo |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 03:32 EDT (2,057 days ago) in Libra |
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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 (2,058 days ago) in Taurus |
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November Orionid meteor shower 2018 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 (2,058 days ago) in Orion |
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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 16:21 EDT (2,059 days ago) in Cancer |
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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 04:11 EDT (2,059 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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 (2,060 days ago) in Gemini |
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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 (2,060 days ago) |
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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 (2,060 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 at 21:48 EDT (2,062 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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 (2,063 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 00:39 EDT (2,063 days ago) in Taurus |
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α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 21 Nov 2018 (2,065 days ago) in Canis Minor |
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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 (2,065 days ago) in Cetus |
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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 (2,068 days ago) in Taurus |
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Leonid meteor shower 2018 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 (2,069 days ago) in Leo |
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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 at 16:34 EDT (2,069 days ago) in Eridanus |
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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 (2,070 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 23:51 EDT (2,070 days ago) in Aquarius |