The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1971
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (5:39am)
- 26FriNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:34am)
- 26FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.5). (9:56am)
- 26FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (5:34pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Tue 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Fri 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 3, 8:22am
- Last QuarterWed 10, 7:54am
- New MoonThu 18, 12:47pm
- First QuarterFri 26, 3:39am
Perigee 2 Nov (358,100 km) · Apogee 15 Nov (405,900 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (362,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:59am | 2:28pm | 9:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:08am | 2:30pm | 9:52pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.5 | 1:35pm | 8:14pm | 2:55am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:11am | 2:27pm | 9:43pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 8:53pm | 1:57am | 6:57am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:27am | 10:47am | 5:07pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 6:43am | 1:48pm | 8:54pm | 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 bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1971
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.