Sun, Moon, and Stars: November 2000
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Movement of the heavenly bodies: November 2000
November Calendar
| Moon Phase | Day | Phenomenon | Hour (UT) |
Hour (EST) |
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3 | The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. | 0300 | 10 pm (Nov. 2) |
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3 | Neptune is 1 degree 6 minutes north of the Moon. | 1400 | 9 am |
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4 | FIRST QUARTER | 0700 | 2 am |
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4 | Uranus is 1 degree 8 minutes north of the Moon. | 1600 | 11 am |
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7 | Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion. | 1800 | 1 pm |
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11 | FULL MOON | 2100 | 4 pm |
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12 | Saturn is 1 degree 6 minutes north of the Moon. | 1100 | 6 am |
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13 | Jupiter is 2 degrees north of the Moon. | 0300 | 10 pm (Nov. 12) |
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14 | The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. | 2300 | 6 pm |
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15 | Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 19 degrees west of the Sun. | 0600 | 1 am |
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18 | LAST QUARTER | 1500 | 10 am |
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19 | Saturn is at opposition, that is, Saturn and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 1300 | 8 am |
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21 | Ceres, the largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Ceres and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. | 1000 | 5 am |
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21 | Mars is 4 degrees south of the Moon. | 1800 | 1 pm |
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24 | Mercury is 3 degrees south of the Moon. | 1100 | 6 am |
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25 | NEW MOON | 2300 | 6 pm |
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28 | Jupiter is at opposition, that is, Jupiter and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth. | 0200 | 9 pm (Nov. 27) |
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29 | Venus is 2 degrees south of the Moon. | 1800 | 1 pm |
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30 | Mercury is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Mercury. | 2200 | 5 pm |
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