The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1994
Highlights this month
- 3ThuVenus in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:05am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (10:55am)
- 10ThuSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:45am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:01am)
- 22TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 4, 12:40am
- First QuarterThu 10, 5:07pm
- Full MoonFri 18, 6:01pm
- Last QuarterSat 26, 6:12pm
Perigee 4 Nov (356,900 km) · Apogee 18 Nov (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:22am | 12:03pm | 6:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 4:56am | 11:48am | 6:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.6 | 2:11am | 7:20am | 12:29pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 6:12am | 1:14pm | 8:16pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.7 | 1:38pm | 8:16pm | 2:57am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:08am | 5:24pm | 12:44am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:01am | 5:14pm | 12:31am | 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 4% 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 1994
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 17 August 2026.