Sky Chart For The Month of November, 2009
ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR NOVEMBER 2009
The Moon
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Full Moon occurs on 3rd at h. 00-44 I.S.T. |
Last Quarter occurs on 9th at h. 21-26 I.S.T. |
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New Moon occurs on 17th at h. 00-44 I.S.T. |
First Quarter occurs on 25th at h. 03-09 I.S.T. |
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The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 18th. |
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The Moon is at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 7th and at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 23rd. |
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The Moon passes 3½º south of Mars on 9th, 7½º south of Saturn on 13th , about 6½º south of Venus on 16th, about 3º south of Mercury on 17th, about 3½º north of Jupiter on 24th and about 3½º north of Neptune on 24th, about 6º north of Uranus before local midnight of 26th .
The Planets
The Visibility of Planets
:Mercury
: The planet is too near the Sun to be visible upto 28th of the month, being in Superior Conjunction on 5th. Thereafter it reappears in the western sky on 29th and sets about 1 hour after sunset for the remaining days of the month. It approaches Aphelion position or reaches farthest from the Sun on 17th.Venus
: It is a brilliant object, can be seen in the eastern sky before sunrise and remains visible till the beginning of the morning twilight. It rises about 1½ hours to 1 hour before sunrise throughout the month.Mars
: The planet rises before local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of the morning twilight throughout the month. It rises about 1 hour to 1½ hours before local midnight upto second quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.Jupiter
: The planet can be seen in the evening and sets around local midnight time to ½ hour before it during first quarter of the month, about ½ hour to 1 hour before it upto second quarter of the month, about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 11th.Saturn
: The planet can be seen in the eastern sky after local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight throughout the month. It rises about 3 hours to 2½ hours after local midnight during first quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 2 hours after it during second quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month.Uranus
: The planet can be seen in the evening sky after sunset and sets after local midnight throughout the month. It sets about 2½ hours to 2 hours after local midnight during first quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 1½ hours after it upto second quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 1 hour after it upto third quarter of the month and about 1 hour to ½ hour after it for the remaining days of the month.Neptune
: The planet can be seen in the evening and sets around local midnight time throughout the month. It sets about ½ hour after local midnight to near to local midnight time during first quarter of the month, near to local midnight time to 1 hour before local midnight time upto third quarter of the month and about 1 hour to 1½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Direct with respect to the Earth on 4th. The planet is in Quadrature with the Sun on 16th.Conjunction of Planet :
<PALIGN="JUSTIFY"Venus passes about 4º north of the star Spica (Chitra) on 2nd.
Mercury passes about 3º north of the star Antares (Jeystha) on 22nd.
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Planets |
Planets in Zodiacal Constellation |
Magnitude |
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Mercury (Budha) |
Moves from Libra (Tula) to Scorpio (Vrischika) on 12th. |
-1.2 to -0.5 |
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Venus (Sukra) |
Moves from Virgo (Kanya) to Libra (Tula) on 3rd, again Moves from Libra (Tula) to Scorpio (Vrischika) on 27th. |
-3.9 |
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Mars (Mangala) |
Remains in Cancer ( Karkata ). |
+0.3 |
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Jupiter (Brihaspati) |
Remains in Capricornus (Makara). |
-2.4 |
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Saturn (Sani) |
Remains in Virgo ( Kanya ) |
+1.1 |
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Uranus |
Remains in Aquarius (Kumbha). |
+6.0 |
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Neptune |
Remains in Capricornus (Makara). |
+8.0 |
Source : : Director
Positional Astronomy Centre
India Meteorological Department
Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091