The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2049
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (7:04pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 7.8). (2:21am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 21SunJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (4:13am)
- 29MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (4:57am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:33am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterWed 3, 3:17am
- Full MoonWed 10, 2:41am
- Last QuarterThu 18, 1:35am
- New MoonThu 25, 4:37pm
Perigee 3 Nov (369,900 km) · Apogee 17 Nov (404,800 km) · Perigee 29 Nov (366,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.6 | 6:32am | 1:52pm | 9:14pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 5:32am | 12:22pm | 7:13pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:28am | 10:49am | 5:11pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.1 | 1:12am | 6:09am | 11:07am | Morning |
| Saturn | Sgr | 0.5 | 10:05am | 5:20pm | 12:38am | Evening |
| Uranus | Leo | 5.5 | 3:19am | 9:06am | 2:54pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 8:05pm | 1:15am | 6:20am | 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 78% 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 53% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
The solar system — November 2049
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.