The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2040
Highlights this month
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (4:07pm)
- 8ThuThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (8:18am)
- 13TueUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:44am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 5, 5:58am
- First QuarterMon 12, 2:21am
- Full MoonMon 19, 6:11am
- Last QuarterTue 27, 8:09am
Perigee 9 Nov (368,400 km) · Apogee 25 Nov (405,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.8 | 5:21am | 12:03pm | 6:46pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 8:30am | 4:03pm | 11:36pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sco | 1.4 | 6:29am | 1:42pm | 8:55pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:35am | 11:00am | 5:25pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Vir | 0.7 | 4:37am | 10:57am | 5:16pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:24am | 6:24am | 11:24am | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 6:22pm | 11:48pm | 5:19am | 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 thin 0% 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 97% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2040
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.