The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2039
Highlights this month
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 84% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7MonThe Moon passes Mars — 2° apart. (9:27am)
- 7MonMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:21pm)
- 9WedUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:42am)
- 12SatThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:05pm)
- 16WedMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (3:43pm)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 24ThuMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (7:38am)
- 24ThuMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:51pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 1, 9:37am
- Last QuarterWed 9, 2:52pm
- New MoonWed 16, 4:52pm
- First QuarterWed 23, 8:10am
Apogee 5 Nov (405,700 km) · Perigee 17 Nov (358,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | 0.7 | 5:27am | 12:08pm | 6:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.2 | 4:08am | 10:16am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −0.6 | 12:35am | 5:18am | 10:00am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 3:38am | 9:32am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.8 | 4:12am | 10:18am | 4:24pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:12am | 6:08am | 11:04am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 6:13pm | 11:42pm | 5:15am | All night |
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 84% 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.
The solar system — November 2039
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.