The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2027
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (5:23pm)
- 4ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (7:45pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 40% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 23TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (6:36am)
- 30TueUranus at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 5.6). (8:35pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 6, 7:05pm
- Full MoonSun 14, 2:34pm
- Last QuarterSun 21, 11:47am
- New MoonSun 28, 2:24pm
Apogee 7 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 19 Nov (369,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:24am | 12:07pm | 6:51pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:23am | 2:48pm | 10:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.3 | 7:43am | 3:09pm | 10:35pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.6 | 3:29am | 9:19am | 3:09pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.1 | 5:26pm | 11:09pm | 4:56am | Evening |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 9:20pm | 2:13am | 7:03am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 3:59pm | 10:00pm | 4:05am | 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 40% 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 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2027
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.