The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1983
Highlights this month
- 5SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (6:10am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (6:03pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 30WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:30am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Wed 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Sat 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 19m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 5, 9:24am
- First QuarterSun 13, 2:57am
- Full MoonSun 20, 11:32pm
- Last QuarterSun 27, 9:50pm
Perigee 1 Nov (367,900 km) · Apogee 13 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (369,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.7 | 6:24am | 1:40pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.3 | 4:04am | 10:10am | 4:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:45am | 9:41am | 3:37pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:24am | 2:42pm | 10:00pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 5:33am | 12:15pm | 6:57pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 6:57am | 2:12pm | 9:27pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:17am | 3:35pm | 10:52pm | 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 0% 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1983
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 22 August 2026.