The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1975
Highlights this month
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:47am)
- 7FriVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (3:21pm)
- 15SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:40am)
- 16SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:53am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:05am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sun 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Wed 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 4, 12:08am
- First QuarterTue 11, 5:22am
- Full MoonWed 19, 9:29am
- Last QuarterWed 26, 5:57pm
Perigee 2 Nov (360,700 km) · Apogee 14 Nov (405,400 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (365,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:40am | 12:33pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.3 | 4:03am | 10:09am | 4:15pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −1.3 | 11:15pm | 3:57am | 8:34am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 4:58pm | 10:45pm | 4:35am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.0 | 1:11am | 6:08am | 11:05am | Morning |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 5:12am | 11:54am | 6:35pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:12am | 2:23pm | 9:34pm | 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 4% 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1975
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 23 August 2026.