The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2065
Highlights this month
- 1SunMercury is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (12:29pm)
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 51% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 5ThuThe Moon passes Mars — 4° apart. (11:41pm)
- 12ThuMercury in inferior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (7:08am)
- 13FriJupiter in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (1:43am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 21SatMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (6:40am)
- 21SatThe Moon passes Saturn — 4° apart. (10:20am)
- 23MonUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (5:50pm)
- 29SunMercury at greatest morning elongation (20° from the Sun, mag −0.5) — best morning apparition. (2:42am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:35pm | 4:33am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 03m | 9:49pm | 4:20am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:27pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterThu 5, 2:23pm
- Full MoonFri 13, 11:37am
- Last QuarterSat 21, 2:57pm
- New MoonSat 28, 8:46am
Apogee 14 Nov (406,200 km) · Perigee 28 Nov (356,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Lib | 3.7 | 5:44am | 12:36pm | 7:27pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Lib | −3.7 | 5:35am | 12:27pm | 7:19pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Cap | −0.1 | 12:41pm | 7:31pm | 2:24am | Evening |
| Jupiter | Lib | −1.6 | 5:58am | 12:57pm | 7:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.4 | 2:22am | 7:40am | 12:59pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Lib | 5.7 | 6:27am | 1:37pm | 8:46pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 10:58pm | 3:49am | 8:37am | 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 51% 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 bright 85% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2065
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.