The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2031
Highlights this month
- 3MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (8:48am)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 69% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 10MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (2:04am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 17MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:29pm)
- 20ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:09am)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (1:17pm)
- 30SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:39pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 7, 6:06pm
- New MoonSat 15, 8:12am
- First QuarterSat 22, 1:42am
- Full MoonSat 29, 10:24am
Apogee 6 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (365,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.1 | 7:06am | 2:35pm | 10:05pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 4:07am | 10:15am | 4:23pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.7 | 10:17am | 5:37pm | 12:57am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 8:21am | 3:43pm | 11:05pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Tau | −0.4 | 10:15pm | 3:09am | 7:59am | Morning |
| Uranus | Tau | 5.6 | 10:44pm | 3:30am | 8:13am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 4:43pm | 10:34pm | 4:28am | 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 69% 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 7% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2031
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.