The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2006
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 9ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:25am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (1:41pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 18SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:01am)
- 20MonUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:14pm)
- 22WedJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:22am)
- 25SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (11:45pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 5, 11:58pm
- Last QuarterMon 13, 4:46am
- New MoonTue 21, 9:23am
- First QuarterTue 28, 5:32pm
Perigee 4 Nov (360,900 km) · Apogee 16 Nov (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 1.4 | 5:32am | 12:16pm | 7:00pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 6:17am | 1:24pm | 8:31pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.6 | 5:40am | 12:35pm | 7:31pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 6:22am | 1:27pm | 8:33pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 2:18am | 7:34am | 12:50pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:05pm | 8:33pm | 3:05am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:07pm | 7:01pm | 1:59am | 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 100% 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 12% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2006
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.