The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2052
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 5° apart. (5:05pm)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6WedThe Moon passes Mars — 1° apart. (12:10pm)
- 9SatMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:17pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 18MonMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:12am)
- 23SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 7.8). (12:22pm)
- 26TueMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (5:05am)
- 29FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (2:16am)
- 30SatMars is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:30pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:04pm | 4:07am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 7, 8:13am
- Last QuarterWed 13, 10:47pm
- New MoonThu 21, 8:06pm
- First QuarterFri 29, 11:20pm
Perigee 8 Nov (358,400 km) · Apogee 23 Nov (406,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 1.5 | 5:32am | 12:17pm | 7:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −3.7 | 4:46am | 11:14am | 5:42pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Ari | −2.0 | 6:07pm | 11:33pm | 5:03am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:44am | 11:13am | 5:41pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cap | 0.6 | 12:46pm | 7:35pm | 2:27am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.5 | 3:51am | 9:56am | 4:00pm | Morning |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 8:38pm | 1:42am | 6:42am | 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 96% 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 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2052
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.