The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1972
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:45pm)
- 10FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (11:51pm)
- 16ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:59am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (5:45pm)
- 26SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:22pm)
- 27MonNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 6, 12:20pm
- First QuarterTue 14, 4:06pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 21, 10:14am
- Last QuarterTue 28, 4:42am
Apogee 8 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 21 Nov (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.2 | 6:58am | 2:25pm | 9:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 4:33am | 10:54am | 5:14pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 4:57am | 11:33am | 6:10pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 8:53am | 4:15pm | 11:37pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 10:02pm | 2:57am | 7:48am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:35am | 11:01am | 5:27pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 6:47am | 1:54pm | 9:01pm | 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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 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 81% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1972
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.