November 2018 Sky
- Posted by OCastronomy
- On November 2, 2018
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Beehive cluster M44, Castor, Jupiter, Leonid meteor shower, Mars, Mercury, Pleiades, Pollux, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
November 2018 Sky
| 2 | Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 6h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 3h UT. |
| 6 | Moon near Venus (17° from Sun, morning sky) at 9h UT. Mag. −4.3. • Venus (Wikipedia) |
| 6 | Mercury at greatest elongation east (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 15h UT. Mag. −0.2. |
| 7 | New Moon at 16:02 UT. Start of lunation 1186. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 9 | Mercury 1.8° N of Antares (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 12h UT. Mags. −0.1 and 1.0. Moon and Jupiter nearby. |
| 11 | Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 16h UT. Mag. 0.6. • Saturn (Wikipedia) |
| 14 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 16h UT (distance 404,339 km; angular size 29.6′). |
| 14 | Venus 1.3° East of Spica (28° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mags. −4.5 and 1.0. |
| 15 | First Quarter Moon at 14:53 UT. |
| 16 | Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 5h UT. Mag. −0.3. • Mars (Wikipedia) |
| 17 | Leonid meteor shower peaks at 22h UT. Arises from debris ejected by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Produces very fast meteors (71 km/sec). Expect 10 to 15 meteors per hour under dark skies. • Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO) • Leonids Over Monument Valley (APOD) |
| 23 | Moon near the Pleiades (midnight sky) at 5h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Full Moon at 5:40 UT. • Full Moon Names (Wikipedia) |
| 23 | Moon near Aldebaran (midnight sky) at 21h UT. • Aldebaran (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 7h UT. Passes into the morning sky (not visible). |
| 26 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 12:07 UT (366,620 km; angular size 32.6′). |
| 26 | Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 18h UT. |
| 26 | Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 23h UT. |
| 27 | Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at 9h UT. Mercury passes into the morning sky. Not visible. |
| 27 | Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 22h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 29 | Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 11h UT. • Regulus (Wikipedia) |
| 30 | Last Quarter Moon at 00:20 UT. |
| 30 | Venus at its brightest at 2h UT. Mag. −4.7. |
| November 2018 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
