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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 06 Nov 2018 at 10:09 EDT (2,050 days ago) in Scorpius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 07 Nov 2018 at 11:03 EDT (2,049 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°46'. Thu, 08 Nov 2018 at 12:36 EDT (2,048 days ago) in Libra

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Supernova AT2018irv discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2681. Thu, 08 Nov 2018 (2,047 days ago)

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°43'. Fri, 09 Nov 2018 at 06:33 EDT (2,047 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. Fri, 09 Nov 2018 at 23:06 EDT (2,046 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 10 Nov 2018 (2,046 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°27'. Sun, 11 Nov 2018 at 10:32 EDT (2,045 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Nov 2018 at 10:39 EDT (2,045 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 11 Nov 2018 at 11:29 EDT (2,045 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2018 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 (2,044 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma passes perihelion Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 13 Nov 2018 (2,043 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 10:56 EDT (2,042 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 15 Nov 2018 at 09:54 EDT (2,041 days ago) in Capricornus

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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 (2,040 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 (2,040 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (2,040 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 at 14:10 EDT (2,039 days ago) in Eridanus

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Leonid meteor shower 2018 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 (2,039 days ago) in Leo

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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 (2,038 days ago) in Taurus