| Oct.
28 |
New
Moon 4:14pm PDT; 23:14 UT.
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| Oct.
29 |
The
Moon conjoins Mars
at 3:17pm PDT; 22:17 UT. Mars invisibly lies in the solar glare.
The slender Moon conjoins Libra's two Zuben stars. |
| Oct.
30 |
Predawn
Mercury passes north of Spica.
The
Moon conjoins Dschuba,
the head of the Scorpion, west of Venus. |
Oct.
31-
Nov. 3 |
The waxing
Crescent Moon transits Venus and
Jupiter. 1-Minute
Transit Video.
10/31
Halloween
and the Pleiades
30 minutes after sunset look for a thin Crescent Moon near
Antares and Venus. Map
11/1
All Saints Day
The
Moon conjoins Venus
0:36am PDT; 07:36 UT.
Look for the Moon near Venus just after sunset. Map
The Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 252,105 miles)
9:55pm PDT; 04:55 UT 11/2.
Neptune is stationary
direct 11:40pm PDT; 06:40 UT 11/2.
11/2
All
Souls Day because it falls on Sunday is celebrated
11/3.
The
Moon conjoins Pluto
1:41am PDT; 08:41 UT.
Daylight
Saving Time Ends 2:00am PDT; 09:00 UT. Set your clocks an hour
back.
WiseUSA Global Ceremony 1:30pm-3pm PST; 21:30-23:00 UT.
The Moon approaches Jupiter. Map
11/3
All
Souls Day celebrated today because 11/ 2 was a Sunday.
The
Moon conjoins Jupiter
2:22pm PST; 22:22 UT.
Look for the pairing of the Moon and Jupiter after sunset in the
southwest. Map
|
| Nov.
4 |
US
Elections ~ WiseUSA ‘08
The
Moon transits Aquila the Eagle, symbol of the USA, during the elections!
Altair, the head of the Eagle, soars above the Moon in the evening. |
| Nov.
4/5 |
The
Southern Taurid Meteor Shower peaks. Look east the night of the
4th and west the morning of the 5th. Map May be more active than usual
with bright fireballs. |
| Nov.
5 |
First
Quarter Moon 8:03pm PST; 4:03 UT 11/6 lies west of telescopic
Neptune.
Look for the Summer Triangle in the west, Fomalhaut in the south,
the Great Square of Pegasus overhead.
|
| Nov.
6 |
The
Moon conjoins Neptune
10:24am PST; 18:24 UT and occults (hides) the planet at 19:00
UT in NE tip Canada, United Kingdom except SE, S Scandinavia, Iceland.
The evening's Moon lies east of Neptune. Draw a line from the western
side of the Great Square to the Southern Royal Star.
|
| Nov.
7 |
The
Moon approaches Uranus from the west and is lighting up the Celestial
Sea. |
| Nov.
8 |
The
Moon conjoins Uranus
1:40pm PST; 21:40 UT and then passes it to the east. |
| Nov.
11 |
Venus conjoins Pluto
9:53pm PST; 05:53 UT 11/12. |
| Nov.
12 |
Full
Moon 10:17pm PST; 06:17 UT,
The Full Moon conjoins Sedna at the eastern border of Aries. |
| Nov.
13 |
The
Moon lies to the left of the Pleiades above Aldebaran. |
| Nov.
13-20 |
The Leonid
Meteors are active. Look east 2:00am-sunrise. |
| Nov.
14 |
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 223,054 miles) 2:00am
PST; 10:00 UT.
The
Moon nestles near Elnath.
|
| Nov.
15 |
Venus
is at greatest declination South
(-25.6°) at 5:00pm PST;
1:00 UT. Visible high in the WSW after sunset. Venus
Path
The waning
Gibbous Moon lies
at the feet of the Gemini Twins. |
| Nov.
16/17 |
The
Moon lies south of Pollux with Castor nearby.
The Leonid
Meteors peak. Look east 2:00am-sunrise. Moonlight
interferes, yet bright fireballs are bound to be seen. |
| Nov.
17 |
World
Peace Day
The
Moon lies near M44 the Beehive Cluster of Cancer. The
Gemini Twin stars lie to the west. |
| Nov.
19 |
The morning Moon approaches Regulus from the west. 2am
Map
Last
Quarter
Moon 1:31pm PDT; 21:31 UT. |
| Nov.
20 |
The
waning
Crescent Moon lies between predawn Regulus
and Saturn in Leo the Lion. |
| Nov.
21 |
The
Moon conjoins Saturn
6:15am PST; 14:15 UT. 4am
Map
Sunset
Venus lies to the right of Nunki in Sagittarius. Jupiter is nearby. Map |
| Nov.
22 |
Sunset
Venus moves above Nunki in Sagittarius. Jupiter is nearby. |
| Nov.
23 |
A
slim Crescent Moon approaches Spica from the west. Look low on
the northeastern horizon after 5:00am. |
| Nov.
24 |
Predawn's
thinning Crescent Moon lies near Spica. Look low on
the northeastern horizon after 5:00am. |
| Nov.
25 |
Mercury
is in superior
conjunction 9:00am PST; 17:00 UT and officially passes
out of the morning sky. |
| Nov.
27 |
New
Moon 8:54am PDT; 16:54 UT. |