The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2035
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 23% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 8ThuJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.8). (4:08pm)
- 11SunThe Moon passes Mars — 0.1° apart. (3:30pm)
- 12MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:41pm)
- 15ThuThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (11:08am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (10:16pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:56am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 8, 4:51pm
- Full MoonFri 16, 12:58am
- Last QuarterThu 22, 4:16pm
- New MoonFri 30, 6:38am
Apogee 6 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 18 Nov (361,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.1 | 6:04am | 1:11pm | 8:19pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:25am | 2:50pm | 10:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Psc | −1.1 | 3:06pm | 9:21pm | 3:38am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 7:19pm | 12:37am | 5:50am | All night |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.3 | 2:01am | 7:12am | 12:22pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 12:05am | 4:50am | 9:34am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:28pm | 11:08pm | 4:51am | 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 23% 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2035
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.