The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2019
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (1:48am)
- 1FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:21am)
- 2SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (6:28pm)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 12TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:17am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:30am)
- 28ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:25am)
- 28ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (9:20pm)
- 30SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.9° apart. (8:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sun 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 4, 9:31pm
- Full MoonWed 13, 12:38am
- Last QuarterWed 20, 8:13am
- New MoonWed 27, 2:09am
Apogee 7 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 23 Nov (366,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 3.5 | 5:44am | 12:35pm | 7:24pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:21am | 2:45pm | 10:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:53am | 11:27am | 6:01pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.7 | 8:06am | 3:27pm | 10:49pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 9:38am | 4:55pm | 12:17am | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:28pm | 11:50pm | 5:16am | All night |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:31pm | 8:53pm | 3:19am | 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 58% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2019
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.