The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2007
Highlights this month
- 1ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:48am)
- 1ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:39pm)
- 4SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:30pm)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 19% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (7:23am)
- 13TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (8:26am)
- 16FriMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:22am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 25SunUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:49am)
- 27TueThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:11pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 41m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Sat 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 2, 8:17am
- New MoonSat 10, 10:07am
- First QuarterSun 18, 9:36am
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 25, 1:32am
Apogee 9 Nov (406,300 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (357,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:19am | 11:58am | 6:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 4:05am | 10:12am | 4:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.9 | 12:02am | 4:41am | 9:20am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:51am | 3:12pm | 10:32pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 2:55am | 8:24am | 1:54pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:26pm | 8:49pm | 3:16am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:19pm | 7:11pm | 2:07am | 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 19% 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 43% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2007
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.