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Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 at 12:50 EDT (1,280 days ago) in Sagittarius

242.

Supernova AT2020aahp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 932. Sun, 15 Nov 2020 (1,279 days ago)

243.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 at 19:00 EDT (1,279 days ago) in Ophiuchus

244.

Leonid meteor shower 2020 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,278 days ago) in Leo

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Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) passes perigee Comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,278 days ago) in Corvus

246.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 (1,278 days ago) in Taurus

247.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 03:56 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 04:22 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 09:51 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 10:29 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

251.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2020 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 (1,274 days ago) in Canis Minor

252.

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. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 at 23:45 EDT (1,273 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°54'. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 14:46 EDT (1,270 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 18:59 EDT (1,270 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,269 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,268 days ago) in Taurus

257.

November Orionid meteor shower 2020 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,267 days ago) in Orion

258.

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, 28 Nov 2020 at 07:41 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Aries

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 19:57 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 04:29 EDT (1,265 days ago) in Taurus