The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2029
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9FriThe Moon passes Venus — 5° apart. (10:36pm)
- 9FriThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (12:00am)
- 14WedSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.4). (1:45am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 29ThuVenus and Mars in conjunction — 2° apart. (8:46pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonTue 6, 3:30pm
- First QuarterTue 13, 11:33am
- Full MoonWed 21, 3:02pm
- Last QuarterThu 29, 10:55am
Perigee 6 Nov (356,800 km) · Apogee 19 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 | 6:23am | 1:40pm | 8:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 8:41am | 4:19pm | 11:58pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.1 | 8:51am | 4:19pm | 11:46pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.5 | 5:30am | 12:18pm | 7:07pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.4 | 7:48pm | 1:03am | 6:14am | All night |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 10:00pm | 2:49am | 7:34am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 4:19pm | 10:15pm | 4:14am | 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 2% 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 87% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2029
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.