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α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2025 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 (180 days ago) in Canis Minor

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 22 Nov 2025 at 01:34 EDT (179 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 06:11 EDT (178 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 19:23 EDT (178 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 (174 days ago) in Taurus

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at 22:45 EDT (174 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 remaining visible until around midnight. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 at 01:59 EDT (173 days ago) in Aquarius

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November Orionid meteor shower 2025 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 (173 days ago) in Orion

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 11:12 EDT (172 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 3°45'. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 14:18 EDT (172 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 at 05:09 EDT (171 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2025 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 (169 days ago) in Phoenix

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Comet C/2025 T1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2025 T1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 (169 days ago) in Vulpecula

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 at 15:54 EDT (168 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 at 22:19 EDT (168 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 03:05 EDT (167 days ago) in Libra

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 06:07 EDT (167 days ago) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 18:13 EDT (167 days ago) in Taurus

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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 Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 at 09:42 EDT (166 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 (165 days ago) in Libra