The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2018
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:24am)
- 12MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (2:41am)
- 14WedVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:02pm)
- 16FriThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (3:58pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17SatMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:54pm)
- 25SunNeptune is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:14pm)
- 26MonJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:43pm)
- 27TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:10pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 1, 3:41am
- New MoonThu 8, 3:01am
- First QuarterFri 16, 2:00am
- Full MoonFri 23, 4:47pm
- Last QuarterFri 30, 11:16am
Perigee 1 Nov (369,900 km) · Apogee 15 Nov (404,800 km) · Perigee 27 Nov (366,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.1 | 7:01am | 2:29pm | 9:57pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.5 | 4:36am | 11:15am | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.3 | 1:06pm | 7:52pm | 2:39am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 6:33am | 1:41pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 8:50am | 4:10pm | 11:29pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Ari | 5.7 | 6:06pm | 11:33pm | 5:04am | Evening |
| Neptune | Aqr | 7.8 | 2:19pm | 8:44pm | 3:13am | 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 7% 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 bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2018
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.