301.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°55'. Fri, 24 Nov 2000 at 06:14 EDT (8,619 days ago) in Libra

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 25 Nov 2000 at 18:12 EDT (8,618 days ago) in Scorpius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 26 Nov 2000 at 10:06 EDT (8,617 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 27 Nov 2000 at 16:17 EDT (8,616 days ago) in Sagittarius

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November Orionid meteor shower 2000 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 27 Nov 2000 (8,616 days ago) in Orion

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 27 Nov 2000 at 21:05 EDT (8,616 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 29 Nov 2000 at 13:16 EDT (8,614 days ago) in Sagittarius

308.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Wed, 29 Nov 2000 at 13:29 EDT (8,614 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 30 Nov 2000 at 18:38 EDT (8,613 days ago) in Capricornus

310.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2000 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 01 Dec 2000 (8,612 days ago) in Phoenix

311.

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, 03 Dec 2000 at 22:56 EDT (8,610 days ago) in Aquarius

312.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto 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, 04 Dec 2000 at 12:33 EDT (8,609 days ago) in Ophiuchus

313.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2000 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 Dec 2000 (8,608 days ago) in Andromeda

314.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2000 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2000 (8,607 days ago) in Vela

315.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2000 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Dec 2000 (8,605 days ago) in Monoceros

316.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°47'. Sat, 09 Dec 2000 at 12:17 EDT (8,604 days ago) in Taurus

317.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Dec 2000 at 13:09 EDT (8,604 days ago) in Taurus

318.

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. Sun, 10 Dec 2000 at 02:25 EDT (8,603 days ago) in Taurus

319.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°38'. Sun, 10 Dec 2000 at 02:31 EDT (8,603 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Dec 2000 at 03:35 EDT (8,603 days ago) in Taurus