The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1993
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:29pm)
- 15MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:32am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (2:20am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 7, 5:42pm
- New MoonSun 14, 8:38am
- First QuarterSun 21, 1:04pm
- Full MoonMon 29, 5:31pm
Perigee 12 Nov (360,200 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.4 | 5:23am | 12:03pm | 6:42pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 5:21am | 12:06pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sco | 1.4 | 6:37am | 1:52pm | 9:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:04am | 11:40am | 6:17pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:39pm | 7:29pm | 2:23am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 9:47am | 5:06pm | 12:28am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 9:50am | 5:04pm | 12:22am | 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 71% 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 14% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1993
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.