The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2032
Highlights this month
- 3WedMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:36am)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 13SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:05pm)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 20SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (6:16pm)
- 22MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (8:57pm)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (5:07am)
- 30TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (7:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 3, 4:46pm
- First QuarterWed 10, 10:37pm
- Full MoonWed 17, 5:45pm
- Last QuarterThu 25, 9:48am
Perigee 13 Nov (367,600 km) · Apogee 26 Nov (404,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 5.6 | 5:53am | 12:49pm | 7:45pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 8:28am | 4:01pm | 11:34pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 4:09am | 10:20am | 4:31pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.9 | 10:25am | 5:38pm | 12:55am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 11:19pm | 4:11am | 8:58am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 11:01pm | 3:47am | 8:29am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 4:52pm | 10:39pm | 4:30am | 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 4% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2032
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.