The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2044
Highlights this month
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 5SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (4:28pm)
- 12SatMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (1:39am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22TueMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (6:16am)
- 23WedThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (9:41am)
- 24ThuSaturn in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (9:06pm)
- 25FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (12:07pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSat 5, 11:34pm
- Last QuarterSat 12, 4:09pm
- New MoonSun 20, 1:58am
- First QuarterMon 28, 6:38am
Perigee 8 Nov (364,800 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (405,600 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.2 | 7:07am | 2:37pm | 10:08pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.8 | 4:45am | 11:12am | 5:39pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.2 | 8:22am | 3:50pm | 11:18pm | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cap | −1.9 | 10:44am | 5:55pm | 1:09am | Evening |
| Saturn | Sco | 0.4 | 6:36am | 1:40pm | 8:45pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:19am | 7:38am | 12:58pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 7:07pm | 12:28am | 5:44am | 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 100% 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 6% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2044
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.