The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2047
Highlights this month
- 4MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 5° apart. (4:11am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 94% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 13WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (3:22am)
- 13WedJupiter at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −2.7). (12:50pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 20WedThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (12:02pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonSun 3, 3:58am
- Last QuarterMon 11, 6:45am
- New MoonMon 18, 12:05am
- First QuarterSun 24, 7:39pm
Apogee 4 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Nov (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 5:30am | 12:18pm | 7:06pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 4:09am | 10:17am | 4:26pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 3:59am | 10:03am | 4:07pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Ari | −2.7 | 7:46pm | 12:59am | 6:06am | All night |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 8:33am | 3:52pm | 11:11pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 2:58am | 8:34am | 2:10pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 7:44pm | 12:58am | 6:08am | 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 94% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2047
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.