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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 (134 days away) 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 (138 days away) 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 (138 days away) 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. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 at 01:59 EDT (139 days away) in Aquarius

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November Orionid meteor shower 2025 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 (139 days away) 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 (140 days away) 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 (140 days away) 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 (141 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2025 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 (143 days away) in Phoenix

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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, 03 Dec 2025 at 15:54 EDT (144 days away) 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 (144 days away) 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 (145 days away) in Libra

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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. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 at 06:07 EDT (145 days away) 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 (145 days away) 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 (146 days away) 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 (147 days away) in Libra

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2025 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 (147 days away) in Andromeda

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2025 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 (148 days away) in Vela

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 at 10:47 EDT (148 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Dec 2025 at 12:10 EDT (148 days away) in Gemini