The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2030
Highlights this month
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 12TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (5:02am)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 27WedMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (10:18am)
- 28ThuSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −0.5). (2:44am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 2, 10:50pm
- Full MoonSun 10, 2:33pm
- Last QuarterMon 18, 7:39pm
- New MoonMon 25, 5:51pm
Apogee 13 Nov (406,000 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (357,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:54am | 2:22pm | 9:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 6:22am | 1:31pm | 8:41pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:39am | 9:32am | 3:26pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sco | −1.6 | 6:45am | 1:55pm | 9:06pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.5 | 9:02pm | 2:05am | 7:03am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 10:22pm | 3:10am | 7:53am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 4:31pm | 10:24pm | 4:21am | 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 bright 78% 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 bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2030
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.