November 2008

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
14. 1 12%
15. 2 19%
16. 3 27%
17. 4 36%
18. 5 First qtr
19. 6 55%
20. 7 65%
21. 8 75%
22. 9 84%
23. 10 91%
24. 11 96%
25. 12 99%
26. 13 Full
27. 14 97%
28. 15 91%
29. 16 83%
30. 17 74%
31. 18 63%
32. 19 Last qtr
33. 20 41%
34. 21 31%
35. 22 22%
36. 23 15%
37. 24 8%
38. 25 4%
39. 26 1%
40. 27 New
41. 28 1%
42. 29 4%
43. 30 8%

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

Events in November 2008

1. Sat, Nov 13:36 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Nov 2

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.

3. Mon, Nov 35:22 PM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, Nov 511:04 PM

   First Quarter

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

5. Thu, Nov 61:23 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

6. Sat, Nov 84:40 PM

   Moon and Uranus close together

   They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

7. Thu, Nov 131:17 AM

   Full Moon Beaver Moon

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

8. Fri, Nov 14

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,000 km.

9. Wed, Nov 194:31 PM

   Last Quarter

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

10. Fri, Nov 219:15 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.

11. Tue, Nov 2511:33 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

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

12. Thu, Nov 2711:55 AM

    New Moon

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

13. Thu, Nov 272:31 PM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

14. Thu, Nov 274:56 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.

15. Thu, Nov 275:18 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

16. Fri, Nov 2810:40 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

17. Sat, Nov 29

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.

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