481.

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. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 at 06:43 EDT (1,341 days ago) in Libra

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Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 (1,341 days ago) in Orion

483.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 00:08 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Libra

484.

Supernova AT2020aahp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 932. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 (1,339 days ago)

485.

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. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 at 19:00 EDT (1,339 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Leonid meteor shower 2020 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,338 days ago) in Leo

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Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) passes perigee Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,338 days ago) in Corvus

488.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,338 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 03:56 EDT (1,336 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 04:22 EDT (1,336 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 09:51 EDT (1,336 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 10:29 EDT (1,336 days ago) in Sagittarius

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α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2020 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 (1,334 days ago) in Canis Minor

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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. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 at 23:45 EDT (1,333 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°54'. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 14:46 EDT (1,330 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 18:59 EDT (1,330 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,329 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,328 days ago) in Taurus

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November Orionid meteor shower 2020 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,327 days ago) in Orion

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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. Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 07:41 EDT (1,327 days ago) in Aries