The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2016
Highlights this month
- 3ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:12am)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 25% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:50pm)
- 25FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (2:09pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterTue 8, 6:55am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 15, 12:56am
- Last QuarterMon 21, 7:33pm
- New MoonTue 29, 11:21pm
Apogee 1 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 14 Nov (356,700 km) · Apogee 28 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.7 | 6:28am | 1:48pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −3.9 | 8:24am | 3:57pm | 11:29pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 0.5 | 10:57am | 6:09pm | 1:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:19am | 10:35am | 4:51pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:26am | 2:41pm | 9:55pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Psc | 5.8 | 5:22pm | 11:00pm | 4:41am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 1:55pm | 8:25pm | 2:59am | 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 25% 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 89% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2016
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.