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November

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Day	Phenomenon	Hour
1	Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it moves from its greatest elongation west of the Sun back toward a position east of the Sun as viewed from Earth.	1300
1	LAST QUARTER	2100
3	Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 0° 03' north of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon.	1300
4	Saturn is 1° 8' north of the Moon.	0300
5	Venus is 3° north of the Moon.	2000
8	Mercury is 7° north of the Moon.	1100
8	Mercury is at its greatest elongation, at 19° west of the Sun.	2100
9	The Moon is at apogee.	1300
9	Ceres, the largest asteroid, is at opposition with the Sun.	1500
9	NEW MOON	2300
11	Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 4' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon.	2100
12	Jupiter is 5° north of the Moon.	2200
14	The asteroid Juno is in conjunction with the Sun.	1200
15	Mars appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion.	1600
17	Neptune is 1° 0' north of the Moon. Occultation of Neptune by the Moon.	1100
17	FIRST QUARTER	2300
19	Uranus is 2° south of the Moon.	1100
24	The Moon is at perigee.	0000
24	FULL MOON	1400
24	Uranus appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion.	1800
27	Mars is 1° 7' south of the Moon.	0600
28	Venus is 4° north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.	2200
30	Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 0° 3' north of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon.	2000