541.

Northern Taurid meteor shower 2023 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Nov 2023 (230 days ago) in Taurus

542.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 04:28 EDT (229 days ago) in Libra

543.

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. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 12:12 EDT (229 days ago) in Aries

544.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 at 09:39 EDT (228 days ago) in Scorpius

545.

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. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 at 22:37 EDT (228 days ago) in Scorpius

546.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 at 00:14 EDT (224 days ago) in Libra

547.

Leonid meteor shower 2023 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 (224 days ago) in Leo

548.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 (224 days ago) in Taurus

549.

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. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 05:50 EDT (222 days ago) in Aquarius

550.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 09:06 EDT (222 days ago) in Aquarius

551.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 10:58 EDT (222 days ago) in Aquarius

552.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 00:00 EDT (221 days ago) in Libra

553.

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. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 16:01 EDT (221 days ago) in Aquarius

554.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 (220 days ago) in Canis Minor

555.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 04:19 EDT (217 days ago) in Aries

556.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°46'. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 06:14 EDT (217 days ago) in Aries

557.

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. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 18:49 EDT (217 days ago) in Aries

558.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 at 20:21 EDT (216 days ago) in Taurus

559.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 at 04:16 EDT (215 days ago) in Taurus

560.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 04:36 EDT (214 days ago) in Virgo