The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2048
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 1% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 9MonThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (2:29pm)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:59pm)
- 14SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag 7.8). (2:53pm)
- 14SatMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:29pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22SunVenus and Saturn in conjunction — 3° apart. (12:15am)
- 23MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.5° apart. (11:03am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 22m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonFri 6, 3:45pm
- First QuarterFri 13, 7:23am
- Full MoonFri 20, 10:22pm
- Last QuarterSun 29, 3:41am
Perigee 8 Nov (361,200 km) · Apogee 24 Nov (406,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 6:00am | 1:06pm | 8:13pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 8:32am | 4:05pm | 11:38pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cap | 0.4 | 11:21am | 6:29pm | 1:39am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Tau | −2.5 | 10:52pm | 3:41am | 8:26am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.4 | 9:15am | 4:34pm | 11:53pm | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 3:07am | 8:48am | 2:30pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Ari | 7.8 | 7:53pm | 1:04am | 6:12am | 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 1% 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 90% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2048
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.