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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia amongst others. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 at 03:42 EDT (109 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 04 Nov 2026 at 09:20 EDT (110 days away) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands. Sat, 07 Nov 2026 at 05:43 EDT (113 days away) 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°03'. Sat, 07 Nov 2026 at 06:34 EDT (113 days away) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 09 Nov 2026 at 02:03 EDT (115 days away) in Libra

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 10 Nov 2026 at 03:17 EDT (116 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Samoa, Tonga, American Samoa and Fiji amongst others. Tue, 10 Nov 2026 at 23:38 EDT (117 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 11 Nov 2026 at 15:06 EDT (117 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Comet 69P/Taylor passes perihelion Comet 69P/Taylor makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 (118 days away) in Gemini

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Northern Taurid meteor shower 2026 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 (118 days away) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 at 12:50 EDT (119 days away) in Sagittarius

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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 countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 at 17:20 EDT (119 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°14'. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 at 21:42 EDT (120 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 1°11' of each other. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 at 21:04 EDT (121 days away) in Leo

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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. Tue, 17 Nov 2026 at 06:48 EDT (123 days away) in Capricornus

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Leonid meteor shower 2026 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2026 (124 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Nov 2026 at 03:55 EDT (124 days away) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 18 Nov 2026 (124 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. Thu, 19 Nov 2026 (126 days away) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Nov 2026 at 15:02 EDT (126 days away) in Cetus