The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2056
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 8% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10FriThe Moon passes Venus — 3° apart. (11:02pm)
- 13MonThe Moon passes Jupiter — 1° apart. (9:19am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 2° apart. (12:25am)
- 28TueThe Moon passes Mars — 0.2° apart. (5:05pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterWed 1, 3:16am
- New MoonTue 7, 11:29pm
- First QuarterTue 14, 4:31pm
- Full MoonWed 22, 5:12pm
- Last QuarterThu 30, 5:45pm
Perigee 8 Nov (356,900 km) · Apogee 22 Nov (406,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.5 | 6:45am | 2:11pm | 9:38pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 8:33am | 4:07pm | 11:40pm | Evening |
| Mars | Cnc | 0.1 | 1:34am | 6:30am | 11:27am | Morning |
| Jupiter | Cap | −2.0 | 11:05am | 6:12pm | 1:23am | Evening |
| Saturn | Psc | 0.3 | 4:55pm | 10:44pm | 4:38am | Evening |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:35am | 11:02am | 5:30pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 9:22pm | 2:20am | 7:14am | 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 thin 8% 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 79% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2056
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.