The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1984
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:24pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25SunVenus and Jupiter in conjunction — 2° apart. (12:12pm)
- 26MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (4:46am)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (10:41am)
- 26MonThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (12:42pm)
- 28WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (10:09am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 1, 12:09am
- Full MoonFri 9, 4:44am
- Last QuarterFri 16, 6:06pm
- New MoonFri 23, 10:01am
- First QuarterFri 30, 7:03pm
Apogee 5 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 21 Nov (362,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:56am | 2:24pm | 9:53pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 8:16am | 3:48pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.6 | 10:33am | 5:50pm | 1:08am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:10am | 4:31pm | 11:53pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:00am | 12:53pm | 7:46pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.7 | 7:09am | 2:27pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:23am | 3:41pm | 10:59pm | 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 89% 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 39% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1984
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.