The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1987
Highlights this month
- 4WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (3:25pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:38am)
- 13FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (7:25pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Mon 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 00m | 9:47pm | 4:22am |
| Thu 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonFri 6, 3:48am
- Last QuarterSat 14, 1:37am
- New MoonSat 21, 5:38pm
- First QuarterSat 28, 11:37am
Apogee 13 Nov (404,800 km) · Perigee 25 Nov (366,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 5:16am | 11:53am | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:12am | 2:35pm | 9:58pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:46am | 11:16am | 5:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 5:25pm | 11:05pm | 4:49am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:46am | 3:02pm | 10:18pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Oph | 5.8 | 8:00am | 3:23pm | 10:45pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 8.0 | 8:54am | 4:11pm | 11:29pm | 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 100% 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 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1987
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 20 August 2026.