The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2013
Highlights this month
- 1FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (7:41pm)
- 2SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:15am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6WedSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:57pm)
- 7ThuJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:21pm)
- 11MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:43am)
- 14ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:17am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 18MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (1:14pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSun 3, 11:52pm
- First QuarterSun 10, 4:54pm
- Full MoonMon 18, 2:21am
- Last QuarterTue 26, 6:29am
Perigee 7 Nov (365,000 km) · Apogee 22 Nov (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.4 | 5:16am | 11:53am | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 8:45am | 4:23pm | 12:01am | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.4 | 3:18am | 9:01am | 2:43pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Gem | −2.2 | 12:24am | 5:12am | 10:01am | Morning |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 5:48am | 12:36pm | 7:25pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 4:23pm | 10:15pm | 4:12am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.9 | 1:23pm | 8:01pm | 2:42am | 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 4% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2013
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.