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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. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 04:06 EDT (1,662 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2019vsa discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 2995. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 (1,662 days ago)

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 at 08:58 EDT (1,663 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 (1,663 days ago) in Libra

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 at 10:06 EDT (1,664 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 25 Nov 2019 at 05:30 EDT (1,665 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°54'. Sun, 24 Nov 2019 at 21:50 EDT (1,666 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Sun, 24 Nov 2019 at 09:04 EDT (1,666 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 1°24' of each other. Sun, 24 Nov 2019 at 07:29 EDT (1,666 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°20'. Sun, 24 Nov 2019 at 04:02 EDT (1,666 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 23 Nov 2019 at 02:40 EDT (1,667 days ago) in Virgo

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The unicorn produces a meteor storm The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 21 Nov 2019 (1,668 days ago) in Canis Minor

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Tue, 19 Nov 2019 at 16:11 EDT (1,671 days ago) in Leo

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The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 (1,672 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 at 06:08 EDT (1,672 days ago) in Cancer

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Leonid meteor shower 2019 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Nov 2019 (1,672 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 16 Nov 2019 at 00:38 EDT (1,674 days ago) in Libra

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2019 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 (1,678 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 08:34 EDT (1,678 days ago) in Aries

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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 04:34 EDT (1,678 days ago) in Cetus