The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2064
Highlights this month
- 2SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 0.7° apart. (8:18pm)
- 5WedSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A thin 18% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 7FriMercury at greatest evening elongation (23° from the Sun, mag −0.2) — best evening apparition. (8:03am)
- 12WedThe Moon passes Venus — 0.6° apart. (9:05am)
- 17MonLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 17MonMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:49pm)
- 19WedUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:16am)
- 24MonSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (9:36pm)
- 28FriMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (12:57am)
- 30SunThe Moon passes Saturn — 1° apart. (2:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 | 6:12am | 7:56pm | 13h 44m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Mon 10 | 6:02am | 8:06pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Thu 20 | 5:55am | 8:17pm | 14h 22m | 10:05pm | 4:07am |
| Sun 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 52 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Last QuarterSun 2, 3:28pm
- New MoonSun 9, 6:47am
- First QuarterSun 16, 7:18am
- Full MoonMon 24, 12:01pm
Perigee 8 Nov (358,300 km) · Apogee 20 Nov (405,800 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | 0.1 | 7:02am | 2:30pm | 9:58pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Sgr | −4.0 | 8:35am | 4:08pm | 11:42pm | Evening |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:15am | 10:30am | 4:46pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.5 | 4:52am | 11:25am | 5:58pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Cnc | 0.2 | 1:41am | 6:46am | 11:52am | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 6:12am | 1:18pm | 8:24pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Tau | 7.8 | 10:47pm | 3:39am | 8:26am | 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 18% 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 63% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2064
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 16 August 2026.