The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1982
Highlights this month
- 4ThuVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:31pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 82% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 14SunJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:17am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:05am)
- 20SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (8:31am)
- 27SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Tue 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 12:06am
- Last QuarterMon 8, 5:35pm
- New MoonTue 16, 2:10am
- First QuarterWed 24, 7:13am
Perigee 5 Nov (365,200 km) · Apogee 21 Nov (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:53am | 12:54pm | 7:55pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 6:11am | 1:16pm | 8:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.0 | 9:04am | 4:31pm | 11:58pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 6:02am | 1:01pm | 8:00pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.6 | 5:04am | 11:34am | 6:04pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 6:41am | 1:53pm | 9:05pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Oph | 8.0 | 8:08am | 3:25pm | 10:42pm | 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 bright 82% 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 3% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1982
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.