The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2054
Highlights this month
- 2MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (1:36pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 9MonMars is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:07am)
- 10TueThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.1° apart. (7:06pm)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24TueSaturn is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (10:47am)
- 27FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (11:00am)
- 28SatNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 7.8). (10:45am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 7, 7:39pm
- Full MoonSun 15, 7:56pm
- Last QuarterSun 22, 9:24pm
- New MoonSun 29, 7:33pm
Apogee 9 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 23 Nov (369,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.0 | 5:42am | 12:37pm | 7:33pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:28am | 1:39pm | 8:51pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Gem | −1.2 | 11:27pm | 4:09am | 8:46am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:09am | 2:24pm | 9:40pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Aqr | 0.9 | 2:48pm | 9:09pm | 3:33am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:15am | 10:31am | 4:47pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 9:02pm | 2:03am | 7:00am | Morning |
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 30% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 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 96% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2054
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.