3261.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia amongst others. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 at 03:42 EDT (850 days away) in Leo

3262.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 at 09:20 EDT (851 days away) in Libra

3263.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands. Sat, 07 Nov 2026 at 05:43 EDT (854 days away) in Virgo

3264.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Sat, 07 Nov 2026 at 06:34 EDT (854 days away) in Virgo

3265.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 09 Nov 2026 at 02:03 EDT (856 days away) in Libra

3266.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 10 Nov 2026 at 03:17 EDT (857 days away) in Virgo

3267.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Tonga, American Samoa, Samoa and Wallis and Futuna. Tue, 10 Nov 2026 at 23:38 EDT (858 days away) in Scorpius

3268.

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. Wed, 11 Nov 2026 at 15:06 EDT (858 days away) in Ophiuchus

3269.

Comet 69P/Taylor passes perihelion Comet 69P/Taylor makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 (859 days away) in Gemini

3270.

Northern Taurid meteor shower 2026 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 (859 days away) in Taurus

3271.

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. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 at 12:50 EDT (860 days away) in Sagittarius

3272.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 at 17:20 EDT (860 days away) in Sagittarius

3273.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°14'. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 at 21:42 EDT (861 days away) in Leo

3274.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 1°11' of each other. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 at 21:04 EDT (862 days away) in Leo

3275.

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. Tue, 17 Nov 2026 at 06:48 EDT (864 days away) in Capricornus

3276.

Leonid meteor shower 2026 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2026 (865 days away) in Leo

3277.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Nov 2026 at 03:55 EDT (865 days away) in Virgo

3278.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 18 Nov 2026 (865 days away) in Taurus

3279.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 19 Nov 2026 (867 days away) in Libra

3280.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Nov 2026 at 15:02 EDT (867 days away) in Cetus