The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1989
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (8:45am)
- 4SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (8:49am)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9ThuVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (2:22am)
- 11SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:39am)
- 16ThuVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 4° apart. (4:59pm)
- 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (1:39am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 7, 1:14am
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 13, 4:54pm
- Last QuarterMon 20, 3:46pm
- New MoonTue 28, 8:42pm
Perigee 13 Nov (357,800 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 6:06am | 1:14pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.5 | 8:49am | 4:26pm | 12:03am | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 5:18am | 12:04pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.4 | 11:41pm | 4:30am | 9:15am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 9:09am | 4:28pm | 11:48pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 8:33am | 3:56pm | 11:19pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:11am | 4:28pm | 11:45pm | 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 36% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1989
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 19 August 2026.