The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2057
Highlights this month
- 3SatJupiter is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (1:30am)
- 5MonSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 65% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 6TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (4:03am)
- 10SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (6:50am)
- 15ThuMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.3) — best evening apparition. (1:10am)
- 17SatLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 25SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (1:16am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Sat 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Tue 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Fri 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSun 4, 7:19am
- Full MoonSun 11, 5:26pm
- Last QuarterMon 19, 10:38pm
- New MoonTue 27, 1:29am
Apogee 16 Nov (405,700 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (359,300 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.3 | 7:07am | 2:38pm | 10:09pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 5:34am | 12:25pm | 7:16pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Oph | 1.4 | 6:59am | 2:19pm | 9:39pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Aqr | −2.3 | 1:47pm | 8:20pm | 2:57am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.1 | 6:06pm | 11:38pm | 5:15am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:47am | 11:20am | 5:53pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 9:34pm | 2:31am | 7:24am | 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 65% 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 bright 71% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2057
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.