The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1977
Highlights this month
- 1TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (3:48pm)
- 5SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:39am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 6SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (1:40am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 28MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 4, 3:00pm
- New MoonFri 11, 6:12pm
- First QuarterFri 18, 8:48am
- Full MoonSat 26, 4:37am
Perigee 13 Nov (359,100 km) · Apogee 28 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.5 | 6:43am | 2:07pm | 9:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:18am | 12:01pm | 6:44pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.0 | 1:30am | 6:24am | 11:19am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.4 | 11:20pm | 4:08am | 8:53am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.5 | 2:33am | 7:54am | 1:15pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 5:34am | 12:25pm | 7:17pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:26am | 2:39pm | 9:52pm | 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1977
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.