The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1980
Highlights this month
- 3MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:28pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 11TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (7:25am)
- 12WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:02pm)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18TueUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:17pm)
- 20ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (5:04am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 8, 7:45am
- First QuarterSun 16, 2:49am
- Full MoonSat 22, 5:40pm
- Last QuarterSat 29, 9:02pm
Apogee 6 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 21 Nov (359,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.2 | 5:18am | 11:55am | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 4:35am | 10:56am | 5:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.3 | 7:53am | 3:19pm | 10:46pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 3:54am | 9:58am | 4:01pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.9 | 4:06am | 10:10am | 4:13pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 6:11am | 1:16pm | 8:21pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 7:49am | 3:05pm | 10:21pm | Evening |
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 6% 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 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1980
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.