The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 1999
Highlights this month
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:37pm)
- 7SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.3). (12:07am)
- 14SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:01am)
- 16TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:59am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21SunThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (11:40am)
- 22MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (1:35pm)
- 25ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:15am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Tue 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 8, 2:53pm
- First QuarterTue 16, 8:07pm
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 23, 6:13pm
- Last QuarterTue 30, 10:16am
Apogee 11 Nov (406,000 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (357,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 7.0 | 6:09am | 1:12pm | 8:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.3 | 4:05am | 10:11am | 4:18pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.8 | 9:56am | 5:19pm | 12:42am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.7 | 5:53pm | 11:26pm | 5:03am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.3 | 7:09pm | 12:33am | 5:52am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 11:47am | 6:47pm | 1:51am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 10:53am | 6:00pm | 1:11am | 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 8% 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 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 1999
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 15 August 2026.