November 1972

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 17%
12. 2 10%
13. 3 5%
14. 4 2%
15. 5 New
16. 6 1%
17. 7 3%
18. 8 6%
19. 9 12%
20. 10 18%
21. 11 26%
22. 12 35%
23. 13 45%
24. 14 First qtr
25. 15 66%
26. 16 76%
27. 17 85%
28. 18 92%
29. 19 97%
30. 20 Full
31. 21 99%
32. 22 95%
33. 23 89%
34. 24 81%
35. 25 71%
36. 26 61%
37. 27 Last qtr
38. 28 40%
39. 29 31%
40. 30 22%

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

Events in November 1972

1. Fri, Nov 33:20 AM

   Mercury and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

2. Sat, Nov 412:01 AM

   Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered

   All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

3. Sun, Nov 54:47 AM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

4. Sun, Nov 58:22 PM

   New Moon

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

5. Tue, Nov 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.

6. Tue, Nov 710:11 AM

   Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.

7. Tue, Nov 711:12 PM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Nov 107:41 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

9. Tue, Nov 1412:01 AM

   First Quarter

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

10. Thu, Nov 1610:10 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Nov 206:07 PM

    Full Moon Beaver MoonSupermoon

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

12. Mon, Nov 20

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,500 km.

13. Wed, Nov 221:04 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Nov 257:43 AM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

15. Sat, Nov 2511:19 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

16. Sun, Nov 2610:11 PM

    Neptune behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

17. Mon, Nov 2712:45 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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