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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 16 Nov 2013 (3,884 days ago) in Virgo

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Asteroid 216 Kleopatra at opposition Asteroid 216 Kleopatra makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 at 21:22 EDT (3,886 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 at 12:40 EDT (3,886 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 at 09:59 EDT (3,886 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°33'. Fri, 15 Nov 2013 at 09:44 EDT (3,886 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 13 Nov 2013 at 12:40 EDT (3,888 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova iPTF13ebh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 890. Tue, 12 Nov 2013 (3,888 days ago)

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2013 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Nov 2013 (3,889 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 10 Nov 2013 at 00:57 EDT (3,891 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 07 Nov 2013 at 19:02 EDT (3,894 days ago) in Virgo

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Supernova SN2013ge discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3287. Thu, 07 Nov 2013 (3,893 days ago)

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 at 23:50 EDT (3,894 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°00'. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 at 19:31 EDT (3,895 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 at 06:51 EDT (3,895 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 06 Nov 2013 at 04:21 EDT (3,895 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Tue, 05 Nov 2013 at 04:18 EDT (3,896 days ago) in Scorpius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 03 Nov 2013 at 07:51 EDT (3,898 days ago) in Libra

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Hybrid solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Middle Africa and Eastern Africa. Sun, 03 Nov 2013 at 07:46 EDT (3,898 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 01 Nov 2013 at 16:15 EDT (3,900 days ago) in Libra

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Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 31 Oct 2013 at 23:02 EDT (3,901 days ago) in Ophiuchus