November 1979

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
12. 1 91%
13. 2 97%
14. 3 99%
15. 4 Full
16. 5 97%
17. 6 92%
18. 7 86%
19. 8 78%
20. 9 69%
21. 10 59%
22. 11 Last qtr
23. 12 40%
24. 13 31%
25. 14 23%
26. 15 16%
27. 16 9%
28. 17 4%
29. 18 1%
30. 19 New
31. 20 1%
32. 21 4%
33. 22 10%
34. 23 17%
35. 24 27%
36. 25 37%
37. 26 First qtr
38. 27 60%
39. 28 70%
40. 29 80%
41. 30 88%

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

Events in November 1979

1. Thu, Nov 1

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,900 km.

2. Sun, Nov 412:47 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

3. Thu, Nov 810:34 PM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Nov 1111:24 AM

   Last Quarter

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

5. Mon, Nov 123:11 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

6. Tue, Nov 131:23 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

7. Tue, Nov 13

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.

8. Wed, Nov 142:03 AM

   Uranus behind the Sun

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

9. Wed, Nov 1412:19 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

10. Mon, Nov 193:26 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Nov 1911:21 AM

    Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

12. Mon, Nov 191:04 PM

    New Moon

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

13. Mon, Nov 192:48 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

14. Mon, Nov 198:06 PM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.

15. Mon, Nov 1911:27 PM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

16. Wed, Nov 216:09 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

17. Wed, Nov 219:49 AM

    Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.

18. Sat, Nov 249:34 AM

    Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Nov 264:09 PM

    First Quarter

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

20. Wed, Nov 28

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,300 km.

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