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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 10:58 EST (21 days ago) 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 2°43'. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 09:06 EST (21 days ago) 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. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 05:50 EST (21 days ago) in Aquarius |
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The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.6) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 (23 days ago) in Taurus |
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Leonid meteor shower 2023 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 (23 days ago) in Leo |
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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 EST (23 days ago) in Libra |
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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. Tue, 14 Nov 2023 at 22:37 EST (27 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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 EST (27 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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 EST (28 days ago) in Aries |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 04:28 EST (28 days ago) in Libra |
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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2023 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Nov 2023 (29 days ago) in Taurus |
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Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 (31 days ago) in Hercules |
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Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 (31 days ago) in Hercules |
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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Greenland, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, Svalbard, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Shetland, Orkney, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 at 05:34 EST (32 days ago) in Virgo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 at 05:34 EST (32 days ago) in Virgo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Thu, 09 Nov 2023 at 04:30 EST (32 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 at 16:48 EST (35 days ago) in Leo |
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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 at 12:40 EST (35 days ago) in Libra |
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Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 05 Nov 2023 at 11:46 EST (36 days ago) in Eridanus |
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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. Sun, 05 Nov 2023 at 03:37 EST (36 days ago) in Cancer |