The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1996
Highlights this month
- 2SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:43am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 32% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 5TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (4:11pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (12:26am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 3, 6:50pm
- New MoonMon 11, 3:20pm
- First QuarterMon 18, 12:10pm
- Full MoonMon 25, 3:11pm
Apogee 4 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 16 Nov (369,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.8 | 6:20am | 1:35pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 4:37am | 10:59am | 5:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.1 | 2:56am | 8:26am | 1:56pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:28am | 4:48pm | 12:11am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.7 | 3:40pm | 9:48pm | 4:00am | Evening |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 10:45am | 5:55pm | 1:10am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:19am | 5:30pm | 12:45am | 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 32% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1996
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 16 August 2026.