The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2000
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 59% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 8WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:11am)
- 12SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:27pm)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (3:23pm)
- 15WedMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (4:16pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19SunSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.5). (11:12pm)
- 22WedThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (7:59am)
- 28TueJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.7). (12:52pm)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 2° apart. (5:22am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 4, 6:33pm
- Full MoonSun 12, 8:24am
- Last QuarterSun 19, 2:22am
- New MoonSun 26, 10:13am
Apogee 3 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 15 Nov (365,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 5:15am | 11:52am | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 8:20am | 3:53pm | 11:25pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 4:02am | 10:09am | 4:16pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 9:12pm | 2:09am | 7:02am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 8:19pm | 1:29am | 6:33am | All night |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:04pm | 7:00pm | 1:59am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:01am | 6:06pm | 1:16am | 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 59% 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 bright 66% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2000
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.