| Date |
EST |
Description (please see note at
bottom of table) |
| Sun, Nov. 01 | 1:00 a.m. | Mars
passes through the Beehive cluster (M44) in Cancer. Best viewed after
midnight to the East . Mars will be near the cluster for several
mornings. |
| Mon, Nov 02 |
2:14 p.m. |
Full Moon (11th Full Moon of the
year was the "Moon of the Falling Leaves" to the Lakota.) |
| Mon, Nov 02 |
9:50 p.m. |
Venus
passes 3.5° N of Spica. Best low to the East-southeast before dawn on
the 2nd & 3rd. |
| Wed, Nov 04 |
12:07 a.m. |
Moon passes thru Pleiades. Look East
on the evening of the 3rd, or to the West before dawn on the 4th. |
| Thu, Nov. 05 | 5:00 a.m. | South Taurid Meteors peak. Minor shower but soemtimes brilliant meteors. High overhead sevearl hours before dawn. |
| Fri, Nov 06 | 6:00 a.m. | Moon passes near M35 in Gemini. High to the West. |
| Sun, Nov 08 |
6:52 p.m. |
Moon passes
Beehive cluster: 3° N |
| Sun, Nov 08 |
11:46 p.m. |
Mars 3.1° North of Moon. Look to
East-southeastern sky in p-redawn hours on the 8th and 9th. |
| Mon, Nov 09 |
10:56 a.m. |
Last
Quarter Moon, rises late night, still up in morning sky. |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5:00 a.m. | North Taurid Meteors peak. See Nov. 5. |
| Thu, Nov 12 |
8:49 p.m. |
Saturn 7.6°
North of Moon. Look Southeast before dawn |
| Fri, Nov. 13 | pre-dawn | Look for Crescent Moon between Venus (lower) and Saturn (higher, fainter) in eastern pre-dawn sky |
| Mon, Nov 16 |
2:14 p.m. |
New Moon
("No Moon" -- look for a thin crescent in the West after sunset for the
next few days.) |
| Tue, Nov 17 |
10:42 a.m. |
Leonid Meteor Shower peak. May be
good this year (maybe not). Look high overhead before dawn. No Moon. |
| Mon, Nov 23 |
5:10 p.m. |
Jupiter: 4°
South of Moon, high to the South at nightfall |
| Tue, Nov 24 |
4:39 p.m. |
First Quarter Moon, high to South at
sunset. |
| Tue, Dec 01 |
9:38 a.m. |
Moon passes
thru Pleiades. Look to western sky before dawn. |
| Wed, Dec 02 |
2:31 a.m. |
Full Moon (the 12th Full Moon of the
year was the "Moon of the Popping Trees" to the Lakota) |
| Sun, Dec 06 |
1:19 a.m. |
Moon passes
Beehive cluster: 3.1° N. Look to eastern sky. |
| Sun, Dec 06 |
8:55 p.m. |
Mars 5.3° North of Moon. Look in
sotuhwestern sky before dawn. |
| Tue, Dec 08 |
7:13 p.m. |
Last
Quarter Moon, rises late night, still up in morning sky. |
| Thu, Dec 10 |
4:18 a.m. |
Saturn 7.5° North of Moon, high to
Southeast at dawn |
| Sun, Dec 13 |
11:52 p.m. |
Geminid
Meteor Shower. May be best shower of the year, look high to the East.
No Moon |
| Wed, Dec 16 |
7:02 a.m. |
New Moon ("No Moon" -- look for a
thin crescent in the West after sunset for the next few days.) |
| Fri, Dec 18 |
3:18 a.m. |
Mercury
1.4° South of Moon. Look low to southwest after sunset. |
| Fri, Dec 18 |
12:39 p.m. |
Mercury, Greatest elongation 20.3°
East. Low to Southwest shortly after sunset. |
| Mon, Dec 21 |
8:54 a.m. |
Moon 3.9°
South of Jupiter. Look South-southwest at nightfall on the 20th
& 21st. |
| Mon, Dec 21 |
10:38 a.m. |
Mars, Stationary, retrograde begins.
Mars is between Cancer and Leo, best in the southern sky before dawn. |
| Mon, Dec 21 |
12:47 p.m. |
December
Solstice, Winter begins in the North |
| Tue, Dec 22 |
8:00 a.m. |
Ursid Meteor Shower peak. Minor
shower. Look high to the North before dawn. No Moon |
| Thu, Dec 24 |
12:36 p.m. |
First
Quarter Moon, high to South at Sunset |
| Mon, Dec 28 |
8:03 p.m. |
Moon passes thru Pleiades, high to
the Southeast and South. |
| Thu, Dec 31 |
2:13 p.m. |
Full Moon
(This is the 13th Full Moon
of 2009. As the second Full Moon in a single month, it may be referred
to as a "Blue Moon".) |
| Thu, Dec 31 |
2:23 p.m. |
Partial Lunar Eclipse, not visible
in North America. See NASA Eclipse page |
| Note:
Some events occur during daylight hours and/or when the objects are not
currently in the sky. In those cases, you may be able to observe before
dawn or after dark. Some events with little chance of observing have
been removed. Information derived from a variety of sources. |