The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2066
Highlights this month
- 5FriMercury is stationary — resumes direct (eastward) motion. (12:27am)
- 5FriSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A bright 91% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 12FriMercury at greatest morning elongation (19° from the Sun, mag −0.6) — best morning apparition. (9:11am)
- 17WedLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A thin 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
- 28SunUranus in superior conjunction with the Sun — lost in the glare. (10:30am)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 6:12am | 7:55pm | 13h 43m | 9:34pm | 4:34am |
| Wed 10 | 6:03am | 8:05pm | 14h 02m | 9:48pm | 4:20am |
| Sat 20 | 5:55am | 8:16pm | 14h 21m | 10:04pm | 4:08am |
| Tue 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 36m | 10:19pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- Full MoonTue 2, 1:13pm
- Last QuarterWed 10, 4:50pm
- New MoonThu 18, 12:13am
- First QuarterWed 24, 4:04pm
Apogee 8 Nov (405,300 km) · Perigee 20 Nov (361,700 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Vir | −0.7 | 5:16am | 11:54am | 6:32pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.7 | 4:12am | 10:34am | 4:55pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Vir | 1.8 | 4:47am | 11:18am | 5:50pm | Hidden |
| Jupiter | Oph | −1.6 | 7:21am | 2:39pm | 9:56pm | Hidden |
| Saturn | Leo | 0.7 | 2:58am | 8:30am | 2:02pm | Morning |
| Uranus | Sco | 5.7 | 6:42am | 1:55pm | 9:08pm | Hidden |
| Neptune | Gem | 7.8 | 11:09pm | 4:00am | 8:48am | 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 91% 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 0% Moon leaves the sky dark.
The solar system — November 2066
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 17 August 2026.