The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2050
Highlights this month
- 4FriVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (5:55pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 61% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 7.8). (1:44pm)
- 22TueMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (5:37pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 6, 8:57pm
- New MoonTue 15, 12:41am
- First QuarterTue 22, 7:29am
- Full MoonTue 29, 2:11am
Apogee 9 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 25 Nov (367,000 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 7:01am | 2:31pm | 10:01pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:18am | 10:44am | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Aqr | −0.6 | 1:44pm | 8:20pm | 2:58am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.8 | 2:40am | 8:07am | 1:34pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.5 | 10:57am | 6:06pm | 1:18am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 3:31am | 9:24am | 3:17pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 8:17pm | 1:25am | 6:29am | 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 61% 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 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2050
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.