The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1979
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:21am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (7:42pm)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.7° apart. (5:33pm)
- 14WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:56pm)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.3° apart. (4:21am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:30pm)
- 29ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Fri 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 4, 4:46pm
- Last QuarterMon 12, 3:27am
- New MoonTue 20, 5:09am
- First QuarterTue 27, 8:09am
Perigee 2 Nov (364,300 km) · Apogee 14 Nov (405,000 km) · Perigee 29 Nov (369,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 2.2 | 6:34am | 1:50pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:10am | 2:32pm | 9:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.8 | 2:32am | 7:49am | 1:06pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 2:53am | 8:25am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 1.0 | 3:40am | 9:29am | 3:19pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 6:01am | 1:02pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:44am | 2:59pm | 10:14pm | 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 98% 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 thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1979
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.