The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1992
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:55am)
- 2MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (11:32pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 76% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 12ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:01am)
- 15SunThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (8:29pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:05am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (6:22am)
- 30MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:00am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 2, 8:19pm
- Full MoonTue 10, 8:22pm
- Last QuarterTue 17, 10:39pm
- New MoonTue 24, 8:15pm
Apogee 4 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (369,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 1.3 | 6:43am | 2:03pm | 9:22pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 8:18am | 3:51pm | 11:23pm | Evening |
| Mars | Gem | −0.4 | 12:52am | 5:38am | 10:24am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:03am | 10:10am | 4:18pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 11:41am | 6:43pm | 1:48am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:27am | 4:48pm | 12:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:39am | 4:54pm | 12:13am | 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 76% 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 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1992
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.