November 1959

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
8. 1 1%
9. 2 5%
10. 3 11%
11. 4 20%
12. 5 30%
13. 6 41%
14. 7 First qtr
15. 8 62%
16. 9 72%
17. 10 81%
18. 11 88%
19. 12 93%
20. 13 97%
21. 14 99%
22. 15 Full
23. 16 98%
24. 17 95%
25. 18 90%
26. 19 84%
27. 20 77%
28. 21 68%
29. 22 59%
30. 23 Last qtr
31. 24 38%
32. 25 28%
33. 26 18%
34. 27 10%
35. 28 4%
36. 29 1%
37. 30 New

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in November 1959

1. Sun, Nov 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.

2. Mon, Nov 28:48 AM

   Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered

   All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.

3. Mon, Nov 21:54 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

4. Tue, Nov 35:06 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

5. Wed, Nov 410:25 AM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

6. Fri, Nov 65:09 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.

7. Sat, Nov 78:24 AM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

8. Wed, Nov 117:06 PM

   Venus at greatest elongation

   47° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

9. Sun, Nov 154:42 AM

   Full Moon Beaver MoonMicromoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

10. Tue, Nov 17

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.

11. Tue, Nov 1710:43 AM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

12. Sun, Nov 222:09 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Nov 238:03 AM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

14. Tue, Nov 245:48 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

    Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.

15. Thu, Nov 268:45 PM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sat, Nov 284:53 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Nov 288:45 AM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

18. Sun, Nov 299:01 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

19. Sun, Nov 2911:19 AM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.

20. Sun, Nov 2911:41 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Nov 303:46 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

22. Mon, Nov 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.

23. Mon, Nov 3010:32 AM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.