The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2058
Highlights this month
- 1FriThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.8° apart. (2:25pm)
- 2SatVenus is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (7:43am)
- 5TueSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 78% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 8FriSaturn at opposition — closest and brightest of the year, up all night in Aries (mag −0.4). (4:23pm)
- 8FriMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (7:35pm)
- 9SatThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (4:18pm)
- 17SunLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 19TueMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:30am)
- 26TueThe Moon passes Jupiter — 3° apart. (2:28pm)
- 28ThuMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (11:51am)
- 28ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.6° apart. (7:01pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Sun 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Wed 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Sat 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 8, 6:52pm
- New MoonSat 16, 2:11pm
- First QuarterSat 23, 11:15am
- Full MoonSat 30, 2:22pm
Apogee 8 Nov (404,700 km) · Perigee 21 Nov (368,900 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | 3.3 | 6:26am | 1:39pm | 8:50pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:15am | 10:39am | 5:02pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 0.9 | 2:33am | 7:53am | 1:12pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Psc | −2.6 | 4:52pm | 10:39pm | 4:31am | Evening |
| Saturn | Ari | −0.3 | 7:19pm | 12:40am | 5:56am | All night |
| Uranus | Vir | 5.6 | 4:59am | 11:37am | 6:15pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 9:46pm | 2:42am | 7:33am | 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 78% 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 2% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2058
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.