The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2046
Highlights this month
- 1ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (11:24pm)
- 3SatThe Moon passes Mars — 0.0° apart. (8:38am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 47% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:22am)
- 10SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (3:48pm)
- 16FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:31pm)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterMon 5, 11:33pm
- Full MoonWed 14, 4:07am
- Last QuarterWed 21, 5:13pm
- New MoonWed 28, 8:52am
Apogee 10 Nov (405,800 km) · Perigee 26 Nov (363,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.5 | 5:15am | 11:52am | 6:29pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.8 | 6:26am | 1:36pm | 8:47pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Sgr | 0.9 | 9:41am | 5:05pm | 12:30am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 4:25pm | 10:19pm | 4:17am | Evening |
| Saturn | Oph | 0.4 | 7:50am | 3:07pm | 10:24pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:46am | 8:16am | 1:46pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 7:32pm | 12:48am | 6:00am | 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 47% 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 bright 88% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2046
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.