The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2061
Highlights this month
- 4FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 4° apart. (2:43pm)
- 5SatSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 41% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 5SatUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (2:15pm)
- 16WedThe Moon passes Venus — 1° apart. (11:58am)
- 17ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (2:11am)
- 17ThuLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 18FriMercury in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (8:47am)
- 25FriJupiter is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (3:13pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Thu 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sun 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Wed 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterFri 4, 9:50pm
- New MoonSat 12, 2:45pm
- First QuarterSun 20, 7:15pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSun 27, 5:37pm
Apogee 15 Nov (406,100 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (357,200 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | −1.2 | 5:55am | 12:58pm | 8:02pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.7 | 8:28am | 4:07pm | 11:47pm | Evening |
| Mars | Sgr | 1.0 | 9:09am | 4:35pm | 12:02am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Cnc | −2.0 | 1:26am | 6:27am | 11:29am | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.4 | 10:53pm | 3:45am | 8:33am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 5:34am | 12:27pm | 7:20pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:17pm | 3:10am | 7:59am | 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 41% 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 thin 22% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2061
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 August 2026.