The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2005
Highlights this month
- 4FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (24° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:41am)
- 4FriVenus at greatest evening elongation (47° from the Sun, mag −4.4) — best evening apparition. (5:57am)
- 4FriThe Moon passes Mercury — 1° apart. (9:34am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6SunThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (5:58am)
- 7MonMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.3). (7:33pm)
- 14MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:32pm)
- 15TueThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (3:31pm)
- 16WedUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:21pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:12pm)
- 23WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:23am)
- 25FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:38am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 2, 12:26pm
- First QuarterWed 9, 12:59pm
- Full MoonWed 16, 11:59am
- Last QuarterThu 24, 9:10am
Perigee 10 Nov (369,800 km) · Apogee 23 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.5 | 6:54am | 2:18pm | 9:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 8:47am | 4:24pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Mars | Ari | −2.1 | 7:09pm | 12:26am | 5:37am | All night |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 5:12am | 11:53am | 6:33pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.1 | 1:36am | 6:39am | 11:43am | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 1:44pm | 8:17pm | 2:54am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 11:56am | 6:52pm | 1:51am | 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 12% 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 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2005
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.