The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2015
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 34% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (1:28am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 18WedMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:36am)
- 19ThuNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:38am)
- 30MonSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:55am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:35am |
| Tue 10 | 6:04am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:56am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:09am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 54 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterTue 3, 11:22pm
- New MoonThu 12, 4:51am
- First QuarterThu 19, 5:32pm
- Full MoonThu 26, 9:43am
Apogee 8 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 24 Nov (363,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:56am | 12:58pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 4:06am | 10:13am | 4:20pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:52am | 9:52am | 3:52pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 3:21am | 9:06am | 2:51pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 6:53am | 2:01pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:05pm | 10:47pm | 4:34am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 1:47pm | 8:19pm | 2:56am | 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 34% 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2015
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.