Moon calendar

November 2018

  1. 1 39%
  2. 2 28%
  3. 3 19%
  4. 4 11%
  5. 5 5%
  6. 6 1%
  7. 7 New
  8. 8 1%
  9. 9 5%
  10. 10 10%
  11. 11 16%
  12. 12 24%
  13. 13 32%
  14. 14 42%
  15. 15 First qtr
  16. 16 60%
  17. 17 70%
  18. 18 78%
  19. 19 86%
  20. 20 92%
  21. 21 97%
  22. 22 99%
  23. 23 Full
  24. 24 97%
  25. 25 92%
  26. 26 85%
  27. 27 75%
  28. 28 65%
  29. 29 Last qtr
  30. 30 42%

Events in November 2018

  1. 10:26 AM

    Mercury at greatest elongation

    23° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

  2. 11:02 AM

    New Moon

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

  3. 2:06 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.

  4. 10:25 AM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.

  5. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

  6. 9:54 AM

    First Quarter

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

  7. 12:02 AM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

  8. 3:07 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

  9. 5:45 PM

    Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

  10. 12:39 AM

    Full Moon Beaver Moon

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

  11. 1:38 AM

    Jupiter behind the Sun

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

  12. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.

  13. 4:07 AM

    Mercury at inferior conjunction

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

  14. 5:24 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

  15. 5:19 AM

    Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.9, as bright as it gets this time around.

  16. 7:19 PM

    Last Quarter

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

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

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