Comet ISON Viewing in November and December

Below is a chart for viewing Comet ISON during November and December, 2013.  My estimates of the magnitude, or brightness, of the comet is more conservative than other sources - here's hoping I'm the pessimist who is proven wrong by others.

DATE	Estimated MAGNITUDE	ISON rises	DEGREES from Sun	Moon	Notes
November 1, Friday	7-9	4 hours, 9 minutes before Sun	85 WNW	2 days before New Moon 3% illumination in  morning sky	Comet is 1.6 degrees west of Sigma Leonis, a 4 magnitude star
November 2, Saturday	7-9	4 hours 7 minutes	51 WNW	1 day before New Moon, 2 % illumination in morning sky	Comet is less than 1 degree from Sigma Leonis.
November 3 Sunday	7-9	4 hours 4 minutes	51 WNW	New Moon	- if anyone has an extra ticket to Africa, let me know.  The annular-total eclipse will be visible there.  So how cool will this be to see the comet during the eclipse?
November 4 Monday	7-9	4 hours 1 minute	50 WNW	1 day past New Moon, 1 percent illumination
November 5 Tuesday	7-8	3 hours 58 minutes	50 WNW	2 days past New Moon
November 6 Wednesday	6-8	3 hours 53 minutes	49 WNW	3 days past New Moon
November 7 Thursday	6-8	3 hours 49 minutes	48 WNW	3 days before First Quarter, moon is in evening sky and is not relevant	Comet is 2 degrees SE of Beta Virginis (also called Zavijava), a 3.6 magnitude star.
November 8 Friday	6-8	3 hours 44 minutes	47 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant
November 9 Saturday	6-8	3 hours 39 minutes	46 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant	Deep sky photo op – close encounters with galaxies NGC 4044 and NGC 4030
November 10 Sunday	6-8	3 hours 33 minutes	45 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant
November 11 Monday	6-8	3 hours 27 minutes	43 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant
November 12 Tuesday	6-7	3 hours 20 minutes	42 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant
November 13 Wednesday	6-7	3 hours 13 minutes	41 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant	Less than 1.5 degrees from galaxy NGC 4546 and less than 1 degree with NGC 4593
November 14 Thursday	6-7	3 hours 5 minutes	39 WNW	moon is in evening sky and is not relevant
November 15 Friday	6	2 hours 56 minutes	37 WNW	2 days before Full Moon, 95% illumination, visible in morning sky	Moon is the enemy of viewing comet tonight!
November 16 Saturday	6	2 hours 47 minutes	35 WNW	1 day before Full Moon, 99% illumination, morning sky
November 17 Sunday	5-6	2 hours 37 minutes	33 WEST	100 % illumination with the Full Moon visible throughout the evening sky	SHOULD BE EASY TO FIND at about 5am, EST.  About 2 degrees WNW of Spica, a first magnitude star, also known as Alpha Virginis.
November 18 Monday	5-6	2 hours 26 minutes	31 WEST	1 day past Full Moon, 99% illumination in morning sky
November 19 Tuesday	5-6	2 hours 15 minutes	29 WEST	2 days past Full Moon, 97% illumination in morning sky
November 20 Wednesday	4-6	2 hours 3 minutes	27 WEST	3 days past Full Moon, 93% illumination in morning sky
November 21 Thursday	4-6	1 hour 50 minutes	24 WEST	4 days past Full Moon, 87% illumination in morning sky	This is a good day to go to the beach and look over the Atlantic.  Comet ISON and Comet 2P/Encke will be about 5 degrees apart (that is about the diameter of three fingers held at arm’s length)
November 22 Friday	4-5	1 hour 37 minutes	22 WEST	3 days before Last Quarter, 80% illumination in morning sky
November 23 Saturday	3-5	1 hour 23 minutes	19 WEST	2 days before Last Quarter, 72% illumination in morning sky	Another day to head for the beach and look across the Atlantic in the predawn hour.  A pair of binoculars with a 7 degree field of view will show Comet ISON, Comet 2p/Encke, Alpha Librae, and the planets Mercury and Saturn.
November 24 Sunday	3-5	1 hour 9 minutes	16 WEST	1 day before Last Quarter, 63% illumination  in morning sky	You will see Comet ISON in the morning twilight.  Only the coma will be visible, the tail being lost in the sunlight.  The coma will form a triangle with Mercury and Saturn.
November 25 Monday	2-3	54 minutes	13 WEST	Last Quarter 54% illumination in morning sky	At this point, and for a few days, one would be very lucky to see ISON.
November 26 Tuesday	1-2	39 minutes	10 WEST	1 day past Last Quarter, 44% illumination in morning sky
November 27 Wednesday	1-2	22 minutes	7 WEST	2 days past Last Quarter, 34% illumination in morning sky	Comet ISON is NOT visible at all this morning.
November 28 Thursday	-8 TO 1	2 minutes before the sun!	3 degrees WEST !!!	3 days past Last Quarter, 25% illumination in morning sky	At 2:40 pm EST, the Comet ISON reaches perihelion.  This means it is at its closest to the sun.  Some believe there is a chance that the comet will be visible.  Slim chance.
November 29 Friday	-2 to 1	10 minutes before the sun	3 degrees NORTH	3 days before New Moon, 16% illumination in morning sky	Comet is not visible.
November 30 Saturday	0-1	26 minutes before the sun	6 NORTH	2 days before New Moon, 9% illumination morning sky
December 1 Sunday	1-2	41 minutes	9 NNW	New Moon
December 2 Monday	2-3	51 minutes	11 NNW	1 day past New Moon
December 3 Tuesday	3-4	1 hour 3 minutes	14 NNW	2 days past New Moon	The comet will rise an hour before sunrise, and this may be the best viewing since perihelion.
December 4 Wednesday	3-4	1 hour 14 minutes	16 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 5 Thursday	3-4	1 hour 25 minutes	18 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 6 Friday	3-4	1 hour 36 minutes	21 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 7 Saturday	3-4	1 hour 46 minutes	23 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 8 Sunday	3-5	1 hour 57 minutes	25 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 9 Monday	4-5	2 hours 8 minutes	28 NNW	Moon is in evening sky	The comet is now rising 2 hours before sunrise, and should be easier to spot.
December 10 Tuesday	4-5	2 hours 19 minutes	30 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 11 Wednesday	4-5	2 hours 30 minutes	33 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 12 Thursday	4-5	2 hours 41 minutes	35 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 13 Friday	4-5	2 hours 52 minutes	38 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 14 Saturday	4-5	3 hours 7 minutes	40 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 15 Sunday	4.5 to 5	3 hours 19 minutes	43 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 16 Monday	5	3 hours 32 minutes	46 NNW	Moon is in evening sky
December 17 Tuesday	5	3 hours 42 minutes	49 NNW	Full Moon, 100% illumination all night	The moon will interfere from now until Christmas.
December 18 Wednesday	5-6	3 hours 56 minutes	52 NNW	1 day past Full Moon, 99% illumination in morning sky
December 19 Thursday	5-6	4 hours 11 minutes	55 NNW	2 days past Full Moon, 96% illumination morning sky
December 20  Friday	5-6	4 hours 27 minutes	58 NNW	3 days past Full Moon, 92% illumination, morning sky
December 21 Saturday	5-6	4 hours 45 minutes	61 NNW	4 days past Full Moon, 86% illumination, morning sky
December 22  Sunday	5-6	5 hours 4 minutes	65 NNW	3 days before Last Quarter, 79% illumination, morning sky
December 23  Monday	5-6	5 hours 27 minutes	68 NNW	2 days before Last Quarter 71% illumination in morning sky
December 24  Tuesday	5-7	5 hours 54 minutes	72 NNW	1 day before Last Quarter, 62% illumination in morning sky
December 25 Wednesday	5-7	6 hours 28 minutes	75 NNW	Last Quarter, 53% illumination in morning sky
December 26  Thursday	5-7	7 hours 19 minutes	78 NNW	1 day past Last Quarter, 42% illumination in morning sky
December 27 Friday	5-7	always in nighttime sky	82 NNW	2 days past Last Quarter, 31% illumination in morning sky
December 28 Saturday	5-7	always in nighttime sky	85 NNW	3 days past Last Quarter, 22% illumination in morning sky
December 29 Sunday	5-7	always in nighttime sky	88 NNW	3 days before New Moon, 13% illumination in morning sky
December 30 Monday	6-7	always in nighttime sky	91 NNW	2 days before New Moon
December 31 Tuesday	6-7	always in nighttime sky	94 NNW	New Moon	The comet will be 19 degrees from the North Star.