1161.

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 (865 days away) in Sagittarius

1162.

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 (865 days away) in Sagittarius

1163.

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 (866 days away) in Leo

1164.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 1°11' of each other. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 at 21:04 EDT (867 days away) in Leo

1165.

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 (869 days away) in Capricornus

1166.

Leonid meteor shower 2026 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2026 (870 days away) in Leo

1167.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Nov 2026 at 03:55 EDT (870 days away) in Virgo

1168.

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 (870 days away) in Taurus

1169.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 19 Nov 2026 (872 days away) in Libra

1170.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Nov 2026 at 15:02 EDT (872 days away) in Cetus

1171.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 20 Nov 2026 at 19:33 EDT (872 days away) in Libra

1172.

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 (872 days away) in Cetus

1173.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2026 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Nov 2026 (873 days away) in Canis Minor

1174.

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 (874 days away) in Aries

1175.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Nov 2026 at 06:45 EDT (876 days away) in Taurus

1176.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 24 Nov 2026 at 09:53 EDT (876 days away) in Taurus

1177.

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 (877 days away) in Taurus

1178.

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 (877 days away) in Taurus

1179.

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 (877 days away) in Taurus

1180.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Fri, 27 Nov 2026 at 13:37 EDT (879 days away) in Virgo