The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2033
Highlights this month
- 2WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (2:40am)
- 2WedSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:55pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6SunMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (2:49pm)
- 11FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (10:27pm)
- 14MonMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (12:40am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 29TueThe Moon passes Mars — 5° apart. (10:15am)
- 29TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (12:43pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full Moon SupermoonMon 7, 7:33am
- Last QuarterMon 14, 7:07am
- New MoonTue 22, 12:44pm
- First QuarterWed 30, 2:20am
Perigee 6 Nov (358,200 km) · Apogee 18 Nov (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.6 | 5:15am | 11:52am | 6:30pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 5:29am | 12:17pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | 0.1 | 12:10pm | 7:08pm | 2:08am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 1:00pm | 7:44pm | 2:33am | Evening |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.2 | 12:24am | 5:15am | 10:05am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 11:22pm | 4:08am | 8:50am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:04pm | 10:49pm | 4:37am | 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 96% 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 20% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2033
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.