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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 06:11 EDT (510 days away) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 19:23 EDT (510 days away) in Sagittarius

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The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 (514 days away) in Taurus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at 22:45 EDT (514 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 at 01:59 EDT (515 days away) in Aquarius

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November Orionid meteor shower 2025 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 (515 days away) in Orion

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 11:12 EDT (516 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 14:18 EDT (516 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 at 05:09 EDT (517 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2025 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 (519 days away) in Phoenix

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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. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 at 15:54 EDT (520 days away) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 at 22:19 EDT (520 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 03:05 EDT (521 days away) in Libra

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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. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 06:07 EDT (521 days away) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 18:13 EDT (521 days away) in Taurus

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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 Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 at 09:42 EDT (522 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 (523 days away) in Libra

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2025 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 (523 days away) in Andromeda

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2025 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 (524 days away) in Vela

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 at 10:47 EDT (524 days away) in Gemini