The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1976
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:29pm)
- 8MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (12:08pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (6:36pm)
- 25ThuMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:17pm)
- 28SunSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 7, 10:19am
- Last QuarterMon 15, 9:47am
- New MoonMon 22, 2:12am
- First QuarterSun 28, 11:56pm
Apogee 7 Nov (406,300 km) · Perigee 21 Nov (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 6:11am | 1:22pm | 8:34pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 8:14am | 3:46pm | 11:18pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 6:09am | 1:16pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.7 | 8:17pm | 1:23am | 6:25am | All night |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 1:53am | 7:01am | 12:09pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.6 | 5:21am | 12:08pm | 6:55pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:17am | 2:29pm | 9:41pm | 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 97% 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 26% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1976
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.