The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2055
Highlights this month
- 1MonThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (6:17pm)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 99% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 7SunMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:40am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 22MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 2° apart. (6:23am)
- 28SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (11:08pm)
- 29MonMars in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:04am)
- 30TueNeptune at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Taurus (mag 7.8). (9:52pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:13am | 7:55pm | 13h 42m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 01m | 9:48pm | 4:21am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonThu 4, 11:16pm
- Last QuarterFri 12, 4:42pm
- New MoonFri 19, 7:37am
- First QuarterFri 26, 12:49pm
Apogee 2 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 17 Nov (360,500 km) · Apogee 29 Nov (405,500 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −0.9 | 6:13am | 1:24pm | 8:37pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.1 | 4:10am | 10:19am | 4:28pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Lib | 1.5 | 6:13am | 1:21pm | 8:29pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Sgr | −1.7 | 8:53am | 4:15pm | 11:37pm | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.6 | 3:52pm | 9:58pm | 4:07am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:27am | 10:48am | 5:10pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 9:14pm | 2:14am | 7:09am | 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 bright 99% 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 4% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2055
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.