The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1973
Highlights this month
- 3SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:05am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:26pm)
- 13TueVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (10:38pm)
- 14WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (4:33am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 19MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:20pm)
- 27TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (3:58pm)
- 27TueMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:23pm)
- 29ThuNeptune in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:26pm)
- 30FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (7:22pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 3, 5:35pm
- Full MoonSun 11, 1:35am
- Last QuarterSat 17, 5:30pm
- New MoonSun 25, 6:56am
Apogee 1 Nov (405,200 km) · Perigee 13 Nov (362,200 km) · Apogee 29 Nov (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 2.4 | 5:38am | 12:26pm | 7:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.4 | 8:51am | 4:27pm | 12:03am | Evening |
| Mars | Psc | −1.9 | 5:48pm | 11:19pm | 4:55am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.0 | 11:09am | 6:16pm | 1:27am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.4 | 11:11pm | 4:03am | 8:50am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:47am | 11:18am | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sco | 8.0 | 6:55am | 2:04pm | 9:12pm | 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 69% 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 50% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1973
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.