The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1991
Highlights this month
- 2SatVenus at greatest morning elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best morning apparition. (8:59pm)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8FriMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:15pm)
- 13WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:45am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 75% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (12:45pm)
- 29FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sat 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 4:00am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 6, 10:10pm
- First QuarterFri 15, 1:07am
- Full MoonFri 22, 10:04am
- Last QuarterFri 29, 2:16am
Apogee 12 Nov (405,200 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (362,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:04am | 2:35pm | 10:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.3 | 4:04am | 10:10am | 4:17pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 5:55am | 12:56pm | 7:58pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 3:03am | 8:39am | 2:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 10:50am | 6:00pm | 1:14am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:11am | 4:33pm | 11:55pm | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:32am | 4:48pm | 12:08am | 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 2% 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 75% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1991
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 18 August 2026.