Sun, Moon & Stars

Movement of the heavenly bodies: November 2001

Moon Phase	Day	Phenomenon	Hour (UT)	Hour (EST)
	1	FULL MOON	0600	1 am
	2	Mercury is 5 degrees north of Spica, brightest star in the constellation Virgo.	0900	4 am
	2	Venus is 4 degrees north of Spica.	1200	7 am
	2	Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent direct motion changes to backward, or retrograde, motion.	1700	12 pm (noon)
	3	Saturn is 0 degrees 6 minutes south of the Moon. The planet is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.	2200	5 pm
	4	Mars is 2 degrees south of Neptune.	1800	1 pm
	6	Jupiter is 1 degree 7 minutes south of the Moon.	0700	2 am
	8	LAST QUARTER	1200	7 am
	11	The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.	1700	12 pm (noon)
	15	NEW MOON	0700	2 am
	20	Neptune is 3 degrees north of the Moon.	2100	4 pm
	21	Mars is 3 degrees north of the Moon.	1900	2 pm
	22	Uranus is 4 degrees north of the Moon.	0200	9 pm (Nov. 21)
	22	FIRST QUARTER	2300	6 pm
	23	The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.	1600	11 am
	26	Mars is 0 degrees 8 minutes south of Uranus.	1000	5 am
	27	Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is at opposition, that is, Vesta and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of the Earth.	1700	12 pm (noon)
	30	FULL MOON—Blue Moon	2100	4 pm