November 2006

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 80%
12. 2 89%
13. 3 95%
14. 4 99%
15. 5 Full
16. 6 98%
17. 7 93%
18. 8 87%
19. 9 79%
20. 10 70%
21. 11 60%
22. 12 Last qtr
23. 13 41%
24. 14 32%
25. 15 23%
26. 16 16%
27. 17 10%
28. 18 5%
29. 19 2%
30. 20 New
31. 21 1%
32. 22 3%
33. 23 8%
34. 24 15%
35. 25 23%
36. 26 33%
37. 27 44%
38. 28 First qtr
39. 29 66%
40. 30 77%

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

Events in November 2006

1. Wed, Nov 13:30 AM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

2. Fri, Nov 3

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.

3. Sun, Nov 57:58 AM

   Full Moon Hunter's Moon

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

4. Tue, Nov 711:51 AM

   Mercury and Venus close together

   They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

5. Tue, Nov 712:08 PM

   Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered

   All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.

6. Wed, Nov 84:23 PM

   Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

7. Sat, Nov 1110:14 AM

   Mercury and Mars close together

   They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

8. Sun, Nov 1212:46 PM

   Last Quarter

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

9. Sun, Nov 129:27 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Nov 153:34 PM

    Venus and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

11. Wed, Nov 15

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.

12. Sun, Nov 1910:39 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

13. Mon, Nov 205:18 PM

    New Moon

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

14. Mon, Nov 2011:04 PM

    Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.

15. Tue, Nov 216:07 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

16. Tue, Nov 216:17 PM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

17. Sat, Nov 258:00 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

18. Sun, Nov 265:10 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

19. Tue, Nov 281:29 AM

    First Quarter

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

20. Tue, Nov 289:59 AM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

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