The Sky for the Month

The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2036

Computed for The Briars, Mt Martha. Times are local (Melbourne).

5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 98% Moon interferes badly this year.
7FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (4:10pm)
12WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.5° apart. (10:09am)
17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.

Date	Sunrise	Sunset	Day length	Astro. dark begins	ends
Sat 1	6:12am	7:55pm	13h 44m	9:35pm	4:33am
Mon 10	6:03am	8:05pm	14h 03m	9:49pm	4:20am
Thu 20	5:55am	8:16pm	14h 21m	10:04pm	4:08am
Sun 30	5:51am	8:27pm	14h 36m	10:19pm	3:59am

Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.

Perigee 12 Nov (369,900 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (404,800 km)

Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.

Planet	In	Mag	Rise	Transit	Set	Best
Mercury	Sco	−0.6	6:37am	2:00pm	9:23pm	Hidden
Venus	Vir	−3.8	4:43am	11:10am	5:36pm	Hidden
Mars	Vir	1.7	5:11am	11:55am	6:40pm	Hidden
Jupiter	Tau	−2.5	10:29pm	3:19am	8:04am	Morning
Saturn	Leo	0.5	2:36am	8:00am	1:24pm	Morning
Uranus	Gem	5.5	12:20am	5:07am	9:53am	Morning
Neptune	Psc	7.8	5:36pm	11:13pm	4:54am	Evening

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 98% 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 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.

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.