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Here you will find useful observing information about the visible planets, our Moon and other moons, the Sun, as well as various 'things' celestial. Among these web pages you will find monthly star maps for either the northern or southern hemisphere that are suitable for printout. Animated images are utilized to illustrate celestial motions such as orbital motions of the planets, and other solar orbiting objects, or apparent and real motions along the ecliptic and the local horizon. Regular features include plotting the monthly positions of the visible planets using heliocentric coordinates; following - moon phases; conjunctions; Sun's apparent, and Earth's real motion along the ecliptic.


Volume 25          Issue 11
November 2019
   Month at a Glance:
   The celestial highlight this month happens on the morning of November 11th, as the Sun rises, the innermost planet Mercury will transit the Sun in an event that will be visible across the continental United States. The entire transit will be visible from the East Coast, and the transit will be in progress farther west as the Sun rises. First contact will be at 12:35 UT (7:35 a.m. EST) as the leading edge of Mercury contacts the edge of the Sun.

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The Mercury transit in progress as the Sun
and Mercury rise above my local horizon.


Mercury moves from its eastern elongation into inferior conjunction and a transit of the Sun on the 11th. For about the last two weeks of the month moves into the morning skies and several days of great viewing from the Northern Hemisphere.
Venus remains low over the western horizon at sunset local time for this month, but gradually becomes more visible toward month's end, as it passes closely by the outer planet Jupiter.
Mars is slowly but steadily becoming more visible, rising earlier, over the eastern horizon as the distance between it and the Sun increases.
Dwarf Planet Ceres stays within about 4-5o from the planet Jupiter and 'mirrors' Jupiter's decreasing visibility and setting time.
Jupiter is still visible as an evening planet but it is gradually setting closer to the time for sunset and thus becoming more difficult to see.
Saturn, like Jupiter, is over the western horizon at sunset and like Jupiter is setting closer to the time of sunset and becoming more difficult to see.

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November Sky Calendar

01. Moon at Descending Node
      Waxing Crescent Moon West of Saturn
02. Waxing Crescent Moon East of Saturn
03. End U.S.A. Daylight Saving Time (Set clock back one hour)
04. First Quarter Moon
07. Moon at Apogee: 251,693 miles (405,060 km)
08. Venus near Antares
09. Mars near Spica
11. Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
      Mercury Transit of the Sun
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

12. Full Moon
13. Waning Gibbous Moon near Aldebaran
16. Mercury at Perihelion
      Waning Gibbous Moon at Ascending Node
      Waning Gibbous Moon near Pollux
17. Waning Gibbous Moon near Beehive Open Star Cluster
      Leonid Meteor Shower
20. Last Quarter Moon
      Moon near Regulus
22. Sun does not enter the astrological constellation
        Sagittarius the Archer
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      

23. Moon at Perigee: 227,870 miles (366,721 km)
        Sun does enter the Astronomical constellation
        Scorpius the Scorpion
24. Venus Near Jupiter
      Moon near Mars
26. New Moon
28. Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
      Waxing Crescent Moon near Jupiter, Venus, and Ceres
29. Moon at Descending Node
      Waxing Crescent near Saturn
30. Sun does enter the Astronomical constellation
        Ophiuchus the Healer
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
November 1November 1 - 6:30 pm CDT
November 2November 2 - 6:30 pm CDT
November 7November 7 - Moon at Apogee
251,693 miles (405,060 km)
November 8November 8 - 5:30 pm CST
November 9November 9 - 6:00 am CST
November 11November 11 - Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
and a solar transit
November 13November 13 - 9:30 pm CST
November 16November 16 - 10:30 pm CST
November 17November 17 - 11:30 pm CST
November 20November 20 - 1:00 am CST
November 23November 23 - Moon at Perigee
227,870 miles (366,721 km)
Npvember 24November 24 - 5:30 pm CST
November 24November 24 - 6:30 am CST
November 28November 28 - 5:30 pm CST
November 29November 29 - 5:30 pm CST
Above the Solar System at 10 day Intervals
Planet Coordinates for November


Planet cordinate data for the visible planets and the Sun at 10-day intervals for this month.
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Above the Terrestrial Planets at 10 day Intervals
Local Time CST (UT-6)


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