The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2051
Highlights this month
- 5SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:21am)
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 6MonThe Moon passes Venus — 4° apart. (6:39am)
- 16ThuMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:28am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 22WedNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 7.8). (1:05am)
- 26SunMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:26am)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (12:58am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonSat 4, 2:03am
- First QuarterSun 12, 12:14am
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 18, 4:07pm
- Last QuarterSat 25, 3:00pm
Apogee 3 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 17 Nov (357,900 km) · Apogee 30 Nov (405,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.3 | 6:57am | 2:24pm | 9:49pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Oph | −3.7 | 7:29am | 2:55pm | 10:22pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.7 | 5:00am | 11:37am | 6:15pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 3:47am | 9:45am | 3:44pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 11:52am | 6:52pm | 1:55am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 3:43am | 9:42am | 3:41pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 8:30pm | 1:36am | 6:37am | 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 2% 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 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2051
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.