Moon calendar
November 1948
- 1 New
- 2 3%
- 3 8%
- 4 14%
- 5 22%
- 6 31%
- 7 41%
- 8 First qtr
- 9 60%
- 10 69%
- 11 77%
- 12 85%
- 13 91%
- 14 96%
- 15 99%
- 16 Full
- 17 99%
- 18 96%
- 19 90%
- 20 83%
- 21 74%
- 22 63%
- 23 Last qtr
- 24 41%
- 25 30%
- 26 20%
- 27 12%
- 28 5%
- 29 1%
- 30 New
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in November 1948
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12:58 AM
Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.
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1:03 AM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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11:19 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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1:55 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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2:46 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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11:47 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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6:24 PM
Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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1:32 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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5:47 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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4:22 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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11:30 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,200 km.
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4:59 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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11:50 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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12:30 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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1:45 PM
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.