The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2012
Highlights this month
- 2FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.9° apart. (12:10pm)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 67% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (2:33pm)
- 11SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:09pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (8:15pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 18SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:40am)
- 27TueMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:42am)
- 29ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.6° apart. (12:00pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 7, 11:43am
- New MoonWed 14, 9:13am
- First QuarterWed 21, 1:25am
- Full MoonThu 29, 1:50am
Apogee 2 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 15 Nov (357,100 km) · Apogee 29 Nov (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 4.5 | 6:19am | 1:28pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 4:40am | 11:04am | 5:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 8:07am | 3:35pm | 11:02pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.6 | 9:39pm | 2:33am | 7:23am | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.5 | 5:18am | 11:55am | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:02pm | 9:59pm | 4:01am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:11pm | 7:51pm | 2:35am | 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 67% 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 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2012
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.