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Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 (1,981 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2018 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 02 Dec 2018 (1,982 days ago) in Phoenix

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Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 (1,984 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 21:22 EDT (1,985 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 19:19 EDT (1,985 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 03:32 EDT (1,985 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 (1,986 days ago) in Taurus

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November Orionid meteor shower 2018 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 (1,986 days ago) in Orion

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 16:21 EDT (1,987 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 04:11 EDT (1,987 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 07:12 EDT (1,988 days ago) in Gemini

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Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) passes perigee Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 (1,988 days ago)

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 01:22 EDT (1,988 days ago) in Scorpius

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 at 21:48 EDT (1,990 days ago) in Aquarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 22:38 EDT (1,991 days ago) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 at 00:39 EDT (1,991 days ago) in Taurus

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α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 21 Nov 2018 (1,993 days ago) in Canis Minor

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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, 21 Nov 2018 at 01:24 EDT (1,993 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 18 Nov 2018 (1,996 days ago) in Taurus

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Leonid meteor shower 2018 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 (1,997 days ago) in Leo