561.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 07:19 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Ophiuchus

562.

November Orionid meteor shower 2016 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,729 days ago) in Orion

563.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,730 days ago) in Taurus

564.

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. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 at 15:08 EDT (2,730 days ago) in Libra

565.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Fri, 25 Nov 2016 at 03:47 EDT (2,732 days ago) in Sagittarius

566.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 22:04 EDT (2,733 days ago) in Virgo

567.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 20:49 EDT (2,733 days ago) in Virgo

568.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Wed, 23 Nov 2016 at 19:43 EDT (2,734 days ago) in Ophiuchus

569.

Supernova SN2016ija discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1532. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 (2,735 days ago)

570.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2016 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 (2,736 days ago) in Canis Minor

571.

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. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 at 03:33 EDT (2,736 days ago) in Leo

572.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 19 Nov 2016 at 23:51 EDT (2,737 days ago) in Aquarius

573.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 (2,740 days ago) in Taurus

574.

Leonid meteor shower 2016 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 (2,740 days ago) in Leo

575.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Russia, Somalia, Midway Islands and Alaska. Tue, 15 Nov 2016 at 12:05 EDT (2,742 days ago) in Taurus

576.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Nov 2016 at 08:37 EDT (2,742 days ago) in Taurus

577.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Taurus

578.

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. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 06:21 EDT (2,743 days ago) in Aries

579.

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, 12 Nov 2016 at 14:12 EDT (2,745 days ago) in Pisces

580.

Northern Taurid meteor shower 2016 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 (2,745 days ago) in Taurus