The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2028

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
20MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:19pm)

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Wed 1	6:12am	7:55pm	13h 43m	9:35pm	4:33am
Fri 10	6:03am	8:05pm	14h 03m	9:49pm	4:20am
Mon 20	5:55am	8:16pm	14h 21m	10:04pm	4:08am
Thu 30	5:51am	8:27pm	14h 36m	10:19pm	3:59am

Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.

Perigee 14 Nov (363,800 km) · Apogee 26 Nov (405,000 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Lib	−1.2	5:51am	12:53pm	7:55pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−3.8	4:42am	11:08am	5:34pm	Hidden
Mars	Leo	1.2	3:04am	8:39am	2:14pm	Morning
Jupiter	Vir	−1.5	4:27am	10:47am	5:08pm	Hidden
Saturn	Ari	−0.2	6:34pm	12:00am	5:30am	All night
Uranus	Tau	5.6	9:38pm	2:29am	7:16am	Morning
Neptune	Psc	7.8	4:07pm	10:05pm	4:08am	Evening

Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A bright 92% Moon interferes badly this year.
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 thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.

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.