501.

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 (1,322 days ago) in Libra

502.

Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 14 Nov 2020 (1,322 days ago) in Orion

503.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 00:08 EDT (1,321 days ago) in Libra

504.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 12:50 EDT (1,321 days ago) in Sagittarius

505.

Supernova AT2020aahp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 932. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 (1,320 days ago)

506.

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 (1,320 days ago) in Ophiuchus

507.

Leonid meteor shower 2020 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,319 days ago) in Leo

508.

Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) passes perigee Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,319 days ago) in Corvus

509.

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 (1,319 days ago) in Taurus

510.

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 (1,317 days ago) in Sagittarius

511.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 04:22 EDT (1,317 days ago) in Sagittarius

512.

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 (1,317 days ago) in Sagittarius

513.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 10:29 EDT (1,317 days ago) in Sagittarius

514.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2020 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 (1,315 days ago) in Canis Minor

515.

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 (1,314 days ago) in Aquarius

516.

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 (1,311 days ago) in Pisces

517.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 18:59 EDT (1,311 days ago) in Pisces

518.

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 (1,310 days ago) in Pisces

519.

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 (1,309 days ago) in Taurus

520.

November Orionid meteor shower 2020 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,308 days ago) in Orion