The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2042
Highlights this month
- 1SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (4:54pm)
- 2SunSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:06am)
- 3MonMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:31pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 7FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:28am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 23SunUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:37am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Mon 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 5, 2:47am
- New MoonThu 13, 7:32am
- First QuarterFri 21, 1:38am
- Full MoonThu 27, 5:05pm
Apogee 10 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (359,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.8 | 6:18am | 1:32pm | 8:47pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:22am | 10:51am | 5:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 7:20am | 2:43pm | 10:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 6:56am | 2:10pm | 9:23pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.5 | 5:36am | 12:20pm | 7:04pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:55am | 7:04am | 12:13pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 6:46pm | 12:12am | 5:33am | 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 44% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2042
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.