The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1998
Highlights this month
- 1SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.2° apart. (3:23am)
- 3TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (8:58pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 11WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (8:01pm)
- 14SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (5:18am)
- 14SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:14am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:24am)
- 28SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (11:56am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonWed 4, 4:22pm
- Last QuarterWed 11, 11:28am
- New MoonThu 19, 3:30pm
- First QuarterFri 27, 11:26am
Perigee 4 Nov (356,800 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.2 | 7:07am | 2:37pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 6:15am | 1:21pm | 8:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 3:32am | 9:21am | 3:10pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.4 | 2:41pm | 9:01pm | 3:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | −0.0 | 5:56pm | 11:32pm | 5:11am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:26am | 6:30pm | 1:37am | Evening |
| Neptune | Sgr | 7.9 | 10:42am | 5:50pm | 1:03am | 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 98% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 1998
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.