The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2037
Highlights this month
- 3TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (7:31pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 16MonJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (5:30pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (6:22pm)
- 19ThuMars at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag −2.1). (8:16pm)
- 27FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (9:00pm)
- 29SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:08am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 1, 8:09am
- New MoonSat 7, 11:05pm
- First QuarterSun 15, 5:06am
- Full MoonMon 23, 8:37am
- Last QuarterMon 30, 5:09pm
Perigee 6 Nov (361,000 km) · Apogee 18 Nov (405,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:04am | 2:35pm | 10:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.6 | 8:39am | 4:17pm | 11:56pm | Evening |
| Mars | Tau | −2.1 | 8:32pm | 1:31am | 6:25am | All night |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.1 | 12:57am | 5:51am | 10:45am | Morning |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.8 | 3:11am | 8:49am | 2:27pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Gem | 5.5 | 12:38am | 5:27am | 10:16am | Morning |
| Neptune | Psc | 7.8 | 5:49pm | 11:23pm | 5:01am | 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 8% 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 73% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2037
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.