Sky Chart For The Month of November, 2011

Night Sky Chart of Nov, 2011

 

ASTRONOMICAL BULLETIN FOR NOVEMBER 2011

The Moon

First Quarter occurs on 2nd at h. 22-08 I.S.T.

Full Moon occurs on 11th at h. 01-46 I.S.T.

Last Quarter occurs on 18th at h. 20-39 I.S.T.

New Moon occurs on 25th at h. 11-40 I.S.T.

   

The Lunar Crescent becomes first visible after the New Moon day in the evening of 26th.

The Moon is at Apogee or farthest from the Earth on 8th and at Perigee or nearest to the Earth on 24th.

The Moon passes about 6º north of Neptune on 4th, about 6 º north of Uranus on 7th, about 5º north of Jupiter around local midnight of 9th, about 7½º south of Mars on 19th, about 6½º south of Saturn on 23rd, about 1½º north of Mercury on 26th and about 3º north of Venus on 27th.

Eclipse

Partial Eclipse of the Sun : The phenomenon will occur on 25th November, 2011. The eclipse begins at 09-53 I.S.T. and ends at 13-47 I.S.T. The eclipse is not visible in India.

The Planets

The Visibility of Planets :

Mercury: The planet is visible in the evening sky and sets about 1 hour to ½ after sunset upto 27th of the month. Thereafter it becomes too close to the Sun to be visible for the remaining days of the month. The planet is in Greatest Eastern Elongation of about 23º from the Sun on 14th. The motion of the planet becomes Retrograde with respect to the Earth on 24th

Venus: The planet is visible in the evening sky and sets after sunset throughout the month. The planet sets about 1 hour to 1½ hours after sunset upto third quarter of the month and about 1½ hours to 2 hours after it for the remaining days of the month. It approaches the Aphelion position in its orbit or reaches farthest from the Sun on 29th.

Mars: The planet rises around local midnight and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight. It rises about ½ hour before local midnight time to around local midnight time upto second quarter of the month. Thereafter it rises around local midnight time to ½ hour before it for the remaining days of the month.

Jupiter: The planet sets around sunrise time to ½ hour before it upto first quarter of the month, about ½ hour to 1½ hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Saturn: The planet is visible before sunrise towards the eastern sky and remains visible till the beginning of morning twilight. It rises about 1 hour to 1½ hours before sunrise upto first quarter of the month, about 1½ hours to 2 hours before it upto second quarter of the month, about 2 hours to 2½ hours before it upto third quarter of the month and about 2½ hours to 3 hours before it for the remaining days of the month.

Uranus: The planet sets about 3 hours to 2½ hours after local midnight upto first quarter of the month, about 2½ hours to 2 hours after it upto second quarter of the month and about 2 hours to 1 hour after it for the remaining days of the month..

Neptune: The planet sets about 1 hour after local midnight to close to local midnight time upto first quarter of the month, around local midnight time to ½ hour before it upto third quarter of the month, being in Quadrature with the Sun on 21st. Thereafter it sets about ½ hour to 1 hour before it for the remaining days of the month. The motion of the planet becomes Direct with respect to the Earth on 10th.

Conjunction of Planets :

Venus passes 4º north of the Antares (Jeystha) on 10th.

Mars passes about 1½º north of Regulus (Magha) on 10th.

Mercury passes about 2º north of Antares (Jeystha) on 10th.

Planets

Planets in Zodiacal Constellation

Magnitude

Mercury (Budha)

Remains in Scorpio (Vrischika).

-0.3 to + 2.6

Venus (Sukra)

Moves from Scorpio (Vrischika) to Sagittarius (Dhanus) on 21st.

-3.9

Mars (Mangala)

Remains in Leo ( Sinha ).

+1.1 to +0.7

Jupiter (Brihaspati)

Remains in Aries ( Mesha )

-2.9

Saturn (Sani)

Moves from Virgo ( Kanya ) to Libra (Tula) on 15th.

+0.8

Uranus

Remains in Pisces (Mina).

+6.0

Neptune

Remains in Aquarius (Kumbha).

+8.0

 

Source : : Director

Positional Astronomy Centre

India Meteorological Department

Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 091.