The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2062
Highlights this month
- 5SunSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 15% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 10FriUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:27am)
- 17FriLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 24FriThe Moon passes Jupiter — 0.0° apart. (1:15pm)
- 26SunThe Moon passes Mars — 3° apart. (1:20pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Fri 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Mon 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Thu 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- New MoonWed 1, 6:34pm
- First QuarterThu 9, 5:51pm
- Full MoonFri 17, 7:55am
- Last QuarterFri 24, 12:59am
Apogee 8 Nov (404,900 km) · Perigee 20 Nov (365,400 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Sco | −0.7 | 6:26am | 1:45pm | 9:04pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sco | −3.7 | 6:30am | 1:42pm | 8:54pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.6 | 3:46am | 9:44am | 3:41pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Leo | −1.7 | 2:50am | 8:22am | 1:53pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Gem | −0.3 | 12:01am | 4:50am | 9:38am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 5:48am | 12:45pm | 7:43pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:29pm | 3:21am | 8:09am | 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 thin 15% 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 100% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2062
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.