The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1995
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22WedSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:45pm)
- 23ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (4:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Thu 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 7, 6:26pm
- Last QuarterWed 15, 10:42pm
- New MoonThu 23, 2:46am
- First QuarterWed 29, 5:25pm
Apogee 12 Nov (405,600 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (359,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 5:48am | 12:46pm | 7:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:14am | 2:38pm | 10:01pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.3 | 7:30am | 2:54pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:38am | 2:57pm | 10:16pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.8 | 2:40pm | 9:03pm | 3:31am | Evening |
| Uranus | Sgr | 5.8 | 10:28am | 5:42pm | 12:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:12am | 5:24pm | 12:40am | 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 96% 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 33% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1995
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.