3281.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 20 Nov 2026 at 19:33 EDT (867 days away) in Libra

3282.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°47'. Fri, 20 Nov 2026 at 20:26 EDT (867 days away) in Cetus

3283.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2026 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Nov 2026 (868 days away) in Canis Minor

3284.

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, 22 Nov 2026 at 17:12 EDT (869 days away) in Aries

3285.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Nov 2026 at 06:45 EDT (871 days away) in Taurus

3286.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 24 Nov 2026 at 09:53 EDT (871 days away) in Taurus

3287.

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. Wed, 25 Nov 2026 at 16:01 EDT (872 days away) in Taurus

3288.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 25 Nov 2026 at 17:33 EDT (872 days away) in Taurus

3289.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe amongst others. Wed, 25 Nov 2026 at 18:34 EDT (872 days away) in Taurus

3290.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Fri, 27 Nov 2026 at 13:37 EDT (874 days away) in Virgo

3291.

Comet 161P/Hartley-IRAS passes perihelion Comet 161P/Hartley-IRAS makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 28 Nov 2026 (875 days away) in Sagitta

3292.

November Orionid meteor shower 2026 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 28 Nov 2026 (875 days away) in Orion

3293.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 Nov 2026 (875 days away) in Taurus

3294.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Nov 2026 at 19:10 EDT (875 days away) in Cancer

3295.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 03:24 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

3296.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and Falkland Islands. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 03:24 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

3297.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 04:15 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

3298.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from New Zealand and Norfolk Island. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 09:24 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

3299.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 11:54 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

3300.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°20'. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 14:34 EDT (877 days away) in Leo