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 ; following - moon phases; conjunctions; Sun's apparent, and Earth's real
motion along the ecliptic.
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November Sky Calendar | ||||
01. New Moon 03. Moon-Antares Close Conjunction Begin Standard Time – Set Clocks Back 1 Hour 04. Moon-Venus Conjunction 05. Moon at Southernmost Declination: 28.6° S 08. First Quarter Moon 09. Mercury-Antares Conjunction 10. Moon-Saturn Conjunction |
12. Moon at Ascending Node Spring Equinox Martian Northern Hemisphere 14. Moon at Perigee: 233,689 miles (360,100 km) 15. Full Moon Moon-Pleiades Close Conjunction 16. Mercury at Eastern Elongation 22.5° E Uranus at Opposition 17. Leonid Meteor Shower Peak 18. Moon at Northernmost Declination: 28.5° N |
19. Moon-Pollux Conjunction 20. Moon-Mars Conjunction 20 Moon-Beehive Star Cluster Conjunction Moon-Regulus Conjunction Last Quarter Moon 25. Moon at Descending Node 26. Moon at Apogee: 251,767 miles (405,300 km) 27. Moon-Spica Conjunction |