The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2008
Highlights this month
- 1SatThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (6:55pm)
- 2SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:48pm)
- 4TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (9:41am)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (12:35am)
- 26WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:40am)
- 28FriUranus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (9:12am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 6, 3:05pm
- Full MoonThu 13, 5:27pm
- Last QuarterThu 20, 8:29am
- New MoonFri 28, 3:54am
Apogee 2 Nov (405,700 km) · Perigee 15 Nov (359,000 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 5:44am | 12:40pm | 7:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 8:22am | 3:55pm | 11:27pm | Evening |
| Mars | Lib | 1.4 | 6:19am | 1:29pm | 8:40pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.8 | 9:46am | 5:04pm | 12:26am | Evening |
| Saturn | Leo | 1.0 | 3:24am | 9:08am | 2:52pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Aqr | 5.8 | 2:42pm | 9:00pm | 3:23am | Evening |
| Neptune | Cap | 7.9 | 12:27pm | 7:17pm | 2:10am | 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 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2008
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.