The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2034
Highlights this month
- 3FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:54am)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9ThuVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:19pm)
- 17FriSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:08am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 22WedThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.4° apart. (9:30am)
- 30ThuJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:16am)
- 30ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (12:59pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 3, 2:24pm
- New MoonSat 11, 12:21pm
- First QuarterSun 19, 3:05pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 26, 9:35am
Apogee 12 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:35am | 12:25pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 4:26am | 10:58am | 5:29pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:40am | 11:08am | 5:36pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.5 | 3:59pm | 10:00pm | 4:05am | Evening |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.0 | 1:16am | 6:15am | 11:14am | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 11:42pm | 4:29am | 9:12am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:16pm | 10:58pm | 4:44am | 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 29% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 31% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2034
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.