Astronomy Calendar

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  New Moon  Remind MeThe Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.
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  Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury  Remind MeThe Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°06'.
  The Moon at perihelion  Remind MeThe Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon.
  Lunar occultation of Antares  Remind MeThe Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea.
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  Close approach of the Moon and Venus  Remind MeThe Moon and Venus pass close to each other.
  Conjunction of the Moon and Venus  Remind MeThe Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°06'.
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  Moon at First Quarter  Remind MeThe Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight.
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  Close approach of the Moon and Saturn  Remind MeThe Moon and Saturn pass close to each other.
  Lunar occultation of Saturn  Remind MeThe Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada and Navassa Island.
  Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn  Remind MeThe Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'18".
• 11
  Lunar occultation of Neptune  Remind MeThe Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Greenland and Mexico amongst others.
• 12
  Northern Taurid meteor shower 2024  Remind MeThe Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak.
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  Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition  Remind MeAsteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth.
  The Moon at aphelion  Remind MeThe Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
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  The Moon at perigee  Remind MeThe Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
• 15
  Saturn ends retrograde motion  Remind MeSaturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  Full Moon  Remind MeThe Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
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  Close approach of the Moon and M45  Remind MeThe Moon and M45 pass close to each other.
  Mercury at greatest elongation east  Remind MeMercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  Uranus at opposition  Remind MeUranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night.
• 17
  Leonid meteor shower 2024  Remind MeThe Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter  Remind MeThe Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter  Remind MeThe Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'.
  Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri  Remind MeThe Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands and British Indian Ocean Territory.
  The Pleiades cluster is well placed  Remind MeThe Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
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  Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky  Remind MeMercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  Conjunction of the Moon and Mars  Remind MeThe Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°26'.
  Close approach of the Moon and Mars  Remind MeThe Moon and Mars pass close to each other.
  Mercury at dichotomy  Remind MeMercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
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  α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024  Remind MeThe α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
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  Moon at Last Quarter  Remind MeThe Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
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  The Moon at apogee  Remind MeThe Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
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  Lunar occultation of Spica  Remind MeThe Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Bahamas.
  The Hyades cluster is well placed  Remind MeThe Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
• 28
  November Orionid meteor shower 2024  Remind MeThe November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
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  Comet 333P/LINEAR passes perihelion  Remind MeComet 333P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Sun.
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  New Moon  Remind MeThe Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.