The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1970
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:33pm)
- 10TueVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:38pm)
- 12ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.4). (8:18am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (6:05pm)
- 29SunVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:15pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 5:13am | 6:54pm | 13h 41m | 8:33pm | 3:35am |
| Tue 10 | 5:04am | 7:04pm | 14h 01m | 8:47pm | 3:21am |
| Fri 20 | 4:56am | 7:15pm | 14h 20m | 9:03pm | 3:09am |
| Mon 30 | 4:51am | 7:26pm | 14h 35m | 9:18pm | 2:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterFri 6, 10:48pm
- Full MoonFri 13, 5:26pm
- Last QuarterSat 21, 9:16am
- New MoonSun 29, 7:19am
Perigee 10 Nov (367,300 km) · Apogee 22 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.7 | 5:29am | 12:48pm | 8:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 4:23am | 11:30am | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 3:27am | 9:47am | 4:06pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 4:52am | 11:47am | 6:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.4 | 6:38pm | 11:51pm | 5:09am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 3:15am | 9:29am | 3:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Lib | 8.0 | 5:35am | 12:39pm | 7:42pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- Leonids — peaks 17 November, radiant in Leo (up to 15/hr). Fast meteors; the radiant rises after midnight and is moderate from the south. A bright 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1970
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 24 August 2026.