The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2045
Highlights this month
- 5SunThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (12:08am)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 17% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 5SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (11:40pm)
- 8WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (4:10am)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (12:32am)
- 16ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:49pm)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 17FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (7:12pm)
- 25SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (4:25pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterThu 2, 1:12pm
- New MoonThu 9, 8:47am
- First QuarterFri 17, 2:32am
- Full MoonFri 24, 10:51pm
Perigee 5 Nov (368,200 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 30 Nov (369,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 6.6 | 6:09am | 1:14pm | 8:18pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 8:35am | 4:14pm | 11:53pm | Evening |
| Mars | Leo | 1.5 | 3:26am | 9:12am | 2:59pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.2 | 1:23pm | 8:02pm | 2:45am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:12am | 2:23pm | 9:35pm | Hidden |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:33am | 7:57am | 1:22pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 7:20pm | 12:38am | 5:52am | 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 17% 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 56% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2045
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.