Moon calendar
November 1976
- 1 77%
- 2 85%
- 3 91%
- 4 96%
- 5 99%
- 6 Full
- 7 99%
- 8 97%
- 9 93%
- 10 88%
- 11 81%
- 12 72%
- 13 63%
- 14 Last qtr
- 15 42%
- 16 31%
- 17 21%
- 18 12%
- 19 6%
- 20 1%
- 21 New
- 22 2%
- 23 6%
- 24 13%
- 25 22%
- 26 32%
- 27 42%
- 28 First qtr
- 29 62%
- 30 71%
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in November 1976
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2:55 PM
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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6:01 PM
Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.
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6:15 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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4:25 AM
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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8:17 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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2:39 AM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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5:39 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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3:04 AM
Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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1:27 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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10:11 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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11:51 AM
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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1:32 PM
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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12:26 AM
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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4:55 AM
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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7:59 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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8:43 PM
Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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4:02 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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7:59 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.