Moon calendar
November 1978
- 1 1%
- 2 5%
- 3 10%
- 4 19%
- 5 28%
- 6 39%
- 7 First qtr
- 8 62%
- 9 72%
- 10 82%
- 11 89%
- 12 95%
- 13 99%
- 14 Full
- 15 99%
- 16 96%
- 17 92%
- 18 86%
- 19 78%
- 20 70%
- 21 61%
- 22 Last qtr
- 23 42%
- 24 33%
- 25 24%
- 26 16%
- 27 9%
- 28 4%
- 29 1%
- 30 New
- Moon phase
- Perigee or apogee
- Eclipse
- Planets
- Equinox or solstice
Events in November 1978
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5:22 AM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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2:00 AM
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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9:21 AM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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12:27 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,000 km.
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11:18 AM
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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4:25 PM
Venus at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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6:42 AM
Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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3:00 PM
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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9:35 PM
Mercury at greatest elongation
23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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7:34 AM
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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9:26 PM
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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4:24 PM
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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6:05 PM
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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7:36 PM
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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11:37 PM
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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5:57 PM
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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1:33 PM
Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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2:28 PM
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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3:20 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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7:38 PM
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.