The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1990
Highlights this month
- 2FriVenus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:34am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (12:59pm)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (4:37pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (3:15pm)
- 28WedMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.0). (7:24am)
- 30FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:12pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 3, 8:57am
- Last QuarterFri 9, 11:59pm
- New MoonSat 17, 8:04pm
- First QuarterMon 26, 12:17am
Perigee 4 Nov (358,600 km) · Apogee 19 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.6 | 6:38am | 2:00pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 6:13am | 1:19pm | 8:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Tau | −1.9 | 9:29pm | 2:20am | 7:05am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 1:43am | 6:48am | 11:54am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 9:58am | 5:14pm | 12:34am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 8:52am | 4:15pm | 11:37pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:21am | 4:38pm | 11:54pm | 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 92% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1990
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.