The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2026
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Mars — 1.0° apart. (12:39am)
- 3TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (9:46am)
- 5ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:20am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 16% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 12ThuVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:31am)
- 13FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:13pm)
- 16MonMars and Jupiter in conjunction — 1° apart. (12:59pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 48% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21SatMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (10:22am)
- 26ThuUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.6). (9:53am)
- 30MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (7:23pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterMon 2, 7:28am
- New MoonMon 9, 6:02pm
- First QuarterTue 17, 10:49pm
- Full MoonWed 25, 2:02am
Apogee 14 Nov (405,700 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (359,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.0 | 5:20am | 11:58am | 6:36pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 4:31am | 11:06am | 5:40pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.7 | 2:23am | 7:37am | 12:51pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.9 | 2:19am | 7:37am | 12:55pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.5 | 4:18pm | 10:17pm | 4:20am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 8:57pm | 1:54am | 6:46am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:47pm | 9:51pm | 3:58am | 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 16% 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 48% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2026
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.