The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2017
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:02am)
- 24FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (11:13am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 4, 4:31pm
- Last QuarterSat 11, 7:35am
- New MoonSat 18, 10:42pm
- First QuarterMon 27, 4:07am
Perigee 6 Nov (361,400 km) · Apogee 22 Nov (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:58am | 2:28pm | 9:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 5:26am | 12:13pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:21am | 10:39am | 4:56pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:21am | 12:05pm | 6:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 8:07am | 3:25pm | 10:43pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.7 | 5:44pm | 11:16pm | 4:52am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:07pm | 8:34pm | 3:06am | 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 98% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2017
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.