The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2001
Highlights this month
- 3SatJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:01am)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (9:12am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 83% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:11pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (7:47am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 1, 4:44pm
- Last QuarterThu 8, 11:22pm
- New MoonThu 15, 5:43pm
- First QuarterFri 23, 10:28am
Perigee 12 Nov (367,400 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 5:32am | 12:21pm | 7:10pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 5:23am | 12:08pm | 6:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.2 | 11:41am | 6:46pm | 1:52am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.3 | 12:05am | 4:51am | 9:38am | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 9:34pm | 2:32am | 7:26am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:25pm | 7:16pm | 2:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:13am | 6:16pm | 1:24am | 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 83% 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 5% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2001
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 July 2026.