The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2002
Highlights this month
- 4MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:58pm)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 14ThuMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:22pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19TueVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:00pm)
- 22FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:36pm)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (8:19pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 5, 7:40am
- First QuarterTue 12, 7:53am
- Full MoonWed 20, 12:34pm
- Last QuarterThu 28, 2:53am
Perigee 4 Nov (358,200 km) · Apogee 16 Nov (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 6:01am | 1:06pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.3 | 4:49am | 11:36am | 6:22pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:34am | 10:57am | 5:21pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −1.9 | 1:56am | 7:05am | 12:15pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.4 | 10:45pm | 3:37am | 8:25am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cap | 5.9 | 12:46pm | 7:33pm | 2:24am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:24am | 6:26pm | 1:32am | 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 0% 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 bright 93% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2002
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.