The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2043
Highlights this month
- 4WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (4:43am)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 10% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 14SatSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (3:04am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.5° apart. (5:56pm)
- 28SatUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:27am)
- 30MonMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (9:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonMon 2, 7:03am
- First QuarterTue 10, 11:17am
- Full Moon SupermoonTue 17, 8:57am
- Last QuarterTue 24, 12:44am
Apogee 5 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Nov (357,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:49am | 2:16pm | 9:43pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:27am | 2:53pm | 10:19pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.1 | 2:51am | 8:18am | 1:45pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 8:37am | 3:59pm | 11:21pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Lib | 0.4 | 6:07am | 1:01pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:09am | 7:23am | 12:37pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 6:59pm | 12:22am | 5:41am | 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 10% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2043
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.